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Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE
The Spiritual Master and the Disciple
The Four Defects of the Conditioned Soul
The Processes of Acquiring Knowledge
The Importance of Hearing
The Need for a Guru
Qualifications of the Spiritual Master
Qualifications of the Disciple
Parampara: The Disciplic Succession
Siksa and Diksa Gurus
Initiation

CHAPTER TWO
Sadhana Bhakti: The Practice of Krishna Consciousness
The Most Basic Rule
Pancharatrika-vidhi and Bhagavata-vidhi
The Four Regulative Principles
Rules of Cleanliness
Chanting the Holy Names
The Ten Offenses
The Pancha-tattva Maha-mantra
Ekadasi
Srimati Tulasi-devi

CHAPTER THREE
Vedic Knowledge
Origin
Characteristics of Vedic Knowledge
Vedic Literature

CHAPTER FOUR
Preaching
Origins
Krsna, Christos, Christ
Twenty-Six Questions Commonly Asked of Devotees
Parents and Family
Mayavada Philosophy

CHAPTER FIVE
Vedic Philosophy
Three Aspects of the Absolute
Sanatana-dharma
Karmis. Jnanis, Yogis and Bhaktas
Karma
Jiva, the Spirit Soul
Maya
Three Modes of Material Nature
Five Kinds of Liberation
Acintya-bhedabheda Tattva
Three Energies of Krsna

CHAPTER SIX
Devotees of the Lord
The Three Classes of Devotees
The Twenty Six Qualities of a Devotee
The Importance of Devotee Association
Nine Characteristics of One in Ecstatic Love

CHAPTER SEVEN
Great Spiritual Masters
Narada Muni
Srila Vyasadeva
The Six Gosvamis of Vrindavana
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
The Perfect Spiritual Master:His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

CHAPTER EIGHT
Devotional Service
Bhakti-yoga, the Culmination of Yoga
Nine Steps of Bhakti Yoga
The Five Rasas or Primary Relationships with Krsna
Nine Processes of Bhakti Yoga
Six Characteristics of Pure Devotional Service
Six Symptoms of Surrender
Six Favourable Qualities
Six Unfavourable Qualities
Conquering the Mind

CHAPTER NINE
The Supreme Lord, the Spiritual World and the Material Creation
Sri Krsna, the Original Form of God
The Spiritual World
The Process of Creation
The Concept of Atom and the Evolution of Material Elements
Avataras
Lila-avataras and Other Incarnations
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Golden Avatara

CHAPTER TEN
Vedic Culture
Hinduism Defined
Varnashrama-dharma, the Vedic Social System
Women in Krsna Consciousness
The Four Yugas
The Holy Rivers
The Demigods

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