Table of Contents

Learning the science of the soul: seeing the aim of human life; "Your original consciousness is Krsna consciousness"; "Real advancement means knowing God"; reincarnation and beyond; truth and beauty; relevant inquiries; soul research. Choosing a spiritual master: what is a guru?; separating the saints from the swindlers; "With all humanity at my command". Looking at the cultural background: India's greatest impersonalist meditated on Lord Krsna and the "Bhagavad-gita"; the Krsna consciousness movement is the genuine Vedic way; Krsna consciousness - Hindu cult or divine culture?. Understanding Krsna and Christ: Krsna or Christ - the name is the same; Christ, Christians and Krsna; thou shalt not kill. Practicing yoga in the age of the quarrel: superconciousness; the incarnation of love of God; chanting the Hare Krsna "Maha-mantra"; Krsna consciousness - the yoga for the modern age; meditation and the self within. Finding the cure for today's social ills: crime - why and what to do?; can we keep society from going to the dogs?; the supreme welfare work; declaring our dependence on God; the peace formula; spiritual communism; the tiny world of modern science. Returning to the eternal religion: Srila Prabhupada arrives in America; "Build your nations on the spiritual platform"; a devotee always feels compassion for others' distress; "They have given everything to Krsna - and that is never a mistake"; an awareness of what is best and most beautiful. Reaching life's perfection: the human form of life is meant for God realization; the highest love; approaching Krsna with love.

About the Author

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupadais the founder Acharya of the Hare Krsna movement, whose spiritual master is the founder Acharya of the Gaudiya Math. He went to America in the very early 1960s and opened 180 temples worldwide, he produced eighty books, [translating from the Bhagavat Puranas], which in turn were translated into 25 languages and distributed to the tune of 55 millions copies, initiated 10.00 disciples and has a congrtional following in the millions.