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Contents
Preface to the Third Edition .......................................................................... xi
Preface to the Second Edition ....................................................................... xiii
Introduction ... .................................................................................................. xvii
Part One ................................................................ 1
The Direction of the Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Movement:
Merge with Modern Society, or Present the Varṇāśrama-
dharma Alternative?
Devotees’ Concern with and Approach to Social Issues .................... 1
Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Is Largely Incompatible with Modern Culture 6
Scientism, Liberal Humanism, and Self ishness ..................................... 8
Hedonistic Civilizations Are Doomed .................................................... 10
Traditional Societies and the Dharmic Culture of India ..................... 12
Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Outlook Was Not Mundane ................................... 14
Śrīla Prabhupāda Wanted to Introduce Divine Varṇāśrama-dharma 16
“Varṇāśrama-dharma Is External” ........................................................... 17
Devotees Need Varṇāśrama-dharma ...................................................... 19
Varṇāśrama-dharma (the Perfect Institution) Must Be Based On
Kṛṣṇa Consciousness ............................................................................. 21
Varṇāśrama-dharma Inculcates Selflessness ......................................... 24
A Revolution of Consciousness ................................................................ 25
Varṇāśrama-dharma for Overcoming Sexual Desire ........................... 27
Śrīla Prabhupāda Slowly and Carefully Introduced Vedic Culture .. 29
Shared Cultural Features of Traditional Societies ................................ 30
“Preach Now, Varṇāśrama-dharma Now” .............................................. 31
Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Vision for Kṛṣṇa Conscious Farms ....................... 32