A Word from the Publishers
This is the age of darkness and quarrel, so naturally there is no idea of spiritual life. People are busy only in taking care of the temporary material body and its relationships, such as wife, children and friends. They do not believe, or what is more unfortunate, they have not even heard of it. In Kali-yuga there is no knowledge. There is only the struggle to exist — to eat and sleep.
The unique characteristic of a human being is that he can speak, whereas animals cannot. Therefore we find books in human society. Books are the essence of speech. We do not find books in any other species of life. Nor do we find religion in any other species of life. The books of religion, known as the Vedic literature, are the original books of knowledge in human society and have been preserved in the Sanskrit language. Practically speaking, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda has unlocked the treasure house of Vedic wisdom by translating the most essential of these books, such as  Bhagavad-gītā  and  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  into the English language.
We invite all interested to read and learn more about Vedic literatures by posting enquiries to any of the following addresses:
No. 11 Jalan 6/6, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
P.O. Box 40, Kuching, Sarawak Malaysia
P.O. Box 95, Thompson Road Post Office, Singapore 2057
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