xviii THE SCIENCE OF SELF-REALIZATION

‘‘Words fail me to describe the height of scholarship and devotion
manifest in Srila Prabhupdda’s vast writings. Our future generations will
definitely find a better world to live in through the efforts of Srila Prabhu-
pada. He stands for international brotherhood and the spiritual integra-
tion of all mankind. The literary world outside India, particularly of the
West, is indebted to Srila Prabhupada, who has so scientifically ac-
quainted them with what is best in Krsna conscious India.”’

Sri Viswanath Shukla Ph.D.
Professor of Hindi, M.U. Aligarh, U.P., India

‘**As a native of India now living in the West, it has given me much
grief to see so many of my fellow countrymen coming to the West in the
role of gurus and spiritual leaders. Just as any ordinary man in the West
becomes conscious of Christian culture from his very birth, any ordinary
man in India becomes familiar with the principles of meditation and yoga
from his very birth. Unfortunately, many unscrupulous persons come
from India, exhibit their imperfect and ordinary knowledge of yoga,
cheat the people with their wares consisting of mantras, and present
themselves as incarnations of God. So many of these cheaters have come
convincing their foolish followers to accept them as God, that those who
are actually well-versed and learned in Indian culture have become very
concerned and troubled. For this reason, I am very excited to see the
publications of Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. They will
help to stop the terrible cheating of false and unauthorized ‘gurus’ and
‘yogis’, and will give an opportunity to all people to understand the actual
meaning of Oriental culture.””

Dr. Kailash Vajpeye
Director of Indian Studies
Center for Oriental Studies, The University of Mexico

“The books of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada are not only
beautiful, but also relevant to our times, as we as a nation search for new
cultural patterns for our way of life.”

Dr. C. L. Spreadbury
Professor of Sociology
Stephen F. Austin State University

‘It is a great honor for me to have the pleasure of examining the
publications of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, which I find to be of
