Mar 31, 2015 — DENMARK (SUN) —
Bhagavad-gita As It Is, 17.5-6
Original, authorized 1972 edition:
"Those who undergo severe austerities and penances not recommended in the scriptures, performing them out of pride, egotism, lust and attachment, who are impelled by passion and who torture their bodily organs as well as the Supersoul dwelling within are to be known as demons."
Manuscript:
"There are persons who undergo severe penances and austerities not mentioned in the Scriptural injunctions; this they do out of pride, egoism, lust and attachment. They do such things impelled by passion."
"Those who burden the material elements within this body, and the Supersoul within it, are certainly to be known as demons."
(Manuscript, 'English synonyms'= Ahankara -- egotism)
JAS It Is:
"Those who undergo severe austerities and penances not recommended in the scriptures, performing them out of pride and egoism, who are impelled by lust and attachment, who are foolish and who torture the material elements of the body as well as the Supersoul dwelling within, are to be known as demons."
"Just like everyone knows you have got mind, I have got mind. But you cannot see my mind, I cannot see your mind. Because it is subtle. I have got my egotism, you have got your egotism, but we cannot find out what is that egotism. Even the material subtle things we cannot see, what to speak of spiritual things. Spiritual... Spirit is still more subtle."
(73/10/09 Bombay, Bhagavad-gita 13.15)
"Bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh kham mano buddhir eva ca. Apareyam itas tu viddhi me prakrtim param. So the action and reaction of the subtle thing, subtle matter... Mind is also matter, but subtle matter, very fine. Just like sky, ether. Ether is also matter, but it is very subtle, fine. And finer than the ether is the mind, and the -- finer than the mind is the intelligence. And finer than the intelligence is my egotism: "I am," this conception." (Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.26. Vrndavana, September 23, 1976)
There are MANY more references
There IS a difference between egotism and egoism. They are two different but similar words. Check out the dictionary, prabhus and matajis.
For SURE Srila Prabhupada is using the word egotism in many places. Why change it to egoism?
PS: The sentence 'who are foolish' is NOT found in either the original or the manuscript. It is apparently invented.
