Contents

Foreword ix
Introduction xv
Appreciations = xvii

I. Learning the Science of the Soul

Seeing the Aim of Human Life 2

‘Your Original Consciousness is Krsna Consciousness’ 10
‘*Real Advancement Means Knowing God’”’ 18
Reincarnation and Beyond 25

Truth and Beauty 36

Relevant Inquiries 39

Soul Research 47

II. Choosing a Spiritual Master

What Isa Guru? 54
Separating the Saints From the Swindlers 61
‘‘With All the Humility at My Command” 70

III. Looking at the Cultural Background

India’s Greatest Impersonalist Meditated on Lord Krsna
and the Bhagavad-gita 82

The Krsna Consciousness Movement Is the Genuine
Vedic Way 90

Krsna Consciousness: Hindu Cult or Divine Culture? 105

IV. Understanding Krsna and Christ

Krsna or Christ—The Name Is the Same _ 112
Christ, Christians, and Krsna 120
Thou Shalt Not Kill 122
