Table of Contents
Preface   ix     Introduction   xiii
CHAPTER NINE
The Dynasty of Aṁśumān    1         Chapter Summary  1        Neutralizing the Reactions of Sinful Activity  6        Bhagīratha Brings the Ganges River to This World  12        Saudāsa Cursed to Become a Man-eater  18        Escaping the Cycle of Repeated Birth and Death  24        Life Is More Than a Combination of Chemicals  27        Khaṭvaṅga Mahārāja Achieves Perfection in One Moment  35        Transcendental Consciousness Within the Material World  38        The Supreme Lord Is Neither Impersonal nor Void  45
CHAPTER TEN
The Pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra    47         Chapter Summary  47        The Supreme Lord Expands into Many Incarnations  50        Rāmacandra's Father Exiles Him to the Forest  56        Why the Lord's Punishment Through Nature Is Necessary  64        Lord Rāmacandra Proves His Omnipotence  66        Transcendental Versus Material Strength and Power  72        The End of the Demon Rāvaṇa  75        The Path of Saintly Feminine Behavior  79        Lord Rāmacandra's Triumphant Return to Ayodhyā  84        A Futile Hope: The Kingdom of God Without God  95        Kṛṣṇa Is Available in the Form of His Name  99
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