Brain Gain [Hardcover]

His Holiness Danavir Goswami (Author, Editor), Arya Siddhanta dasa (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

Brain Gain certifies that celibacy and chastity are favorable for the brain and nervous system. An overwhelming body of documentation combined with facts from Vedic, Ayurvedic and religious texts of major world traditions makes this perhaps the most authorized book on the subject.

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About the Author

His Holiness Danavir Goswami (Dr. Dane Holtzman) was born in Los Angeles in 1949. He studied sociology and economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). While there he excelled in athletics and was selected the Most Valuable Player of 1970 (indoor volleyball) by the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and won the international 2-man beach volleyball tournament at Santa Cruz. On June 11, 1970, he met His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and received initiation from him in February of 1971. Later that year, he was appointed temple president of the Portland, Oregon branch of ISKCON. Then he became the national sales manager for ISKCON s Spiritual Sky Scented Products Company, until he was asked to institute the world s first Bhakta Program in October of 1974 at the Los Angeles temple. Under the direction of Srila Prabhupada, Danavir Goswami proceeded to inaugurate Bhakta Programs elsewhere in America, Europe, Africa, India, etc. Presently this comprehensive educational system for new devotees is standard throughout ISKCON. In 1980, Danavir Goswami inaugurated Friends of Lord Krishna (FOLK), a lay congregational network in the UK, likely the Society s first. Thereafter, he became director of ISKCON Scotland, Israel, Greece, Cyprus, Holland and Belgium. In 1987 he was elected to ISKCON s thirty-man world Governing Body Commission and authorized as an initiating spiritual master. In 1989 he returned to America to co-direct KrishnaFest, a national traveling Vedic cultural festival which included music, lectures and multimedia theater. In the 1990 s he commissioned the establishment of a permanent center in Osafia, Israel to teach Israeli Druze about Krishna consciousness. He has earned the Bhakti-sastri and Bhakti-vaibhava degrees from ISKCON and his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Vaisnava Philosophy and Vaisnava Administration in 1996 from the Florida Vedic College. Danavir Goswami has taught courses in five major universities, lectured at over 100 colleges and many diverse religious institutions, and appeared on numerous TV and radio talk shows. He is the author of Fortunate Souls, His Divine Grace, Change of Heart, Vedic Cosmology, RVC Prospectus and co-author/editor of Vedic Paradigm, Diksa Diksa, Poison Antidote, Uttama Sloka, If Attacked I ll Chant Hare Krishna, Pocket Temple Song Book, and six volumes of Vaisnava Society Journal. He currently serves as ISKCON s Global Director of Monastic Recruitment and Education as well as inaugural president of Rupanuga Vedic College (RVC) in Kansas City, Missouri.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 355 pages
• Publisher: Rupanuga Vedic College; 1st edition (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972837256
• ISBN-13: 978-0972837255
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,699,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book. Must Buy., January 4, 2006

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Vaishnava Dasa (Omaha NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brain Gain (Hardcover)

There are so many misconceptions about the importance of continence. This book clears all the doubts and helps you to firmly convince about the power of celibacy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Revolutionary, June 7, 2007

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This review is from: Brain Gain (Hardcover)

What advantage does retaining semen have for us? Well don't expect to find that information in the media. Well all thinking people should read this book to find out the usefulness of semen in growing a healthy body & mind.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas, but lacks finish., January 27, 2009

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Ambiorix - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brain Gain (Hardcover)

I think the basic concepts in this book are true, but the compilation comes across as amateurish and repetitive. I was hoping it would into more depth about the scientific basis for celibacy but found this area was lacking.