# The Science of Self Realization ![[1977_The_Science_of_Self-Realization_cover.jpg]] * [[books/ssr/0a|Dedication]] * [[books/ssr/0b|Foreword]] * [[books/ssr/0c|Introduction]] 1. **[[books/ssr/1|Learning the Science of the Self]]** * [[books/ssr/1#Discovering the Self|Discovering the Self]] * [[books/ssr/1#What Is Kṛṣṇa Consciousness?|What Is Kṛṣṇa Consciousness?]] * [[books/ssr/1#A Definition of God]] * [[books/ssr/1#Reincarnation and Beyond]] * [[books/ssr/1#Truth and Beauty]] * [[books/ssr/1#The Art of Dying]] * [[books/ssr/1#Soul Research]] 2. **[[books/ssr/2|Choosing a Spiritual Master]]** * [[books/ssr/2#What Is a Guru?]] * [[books/ssr/2#Saints and Swindlers]] * [[books/ssr/2#The Absolute Necessity of a Spiritual Master]] 3. **[[books/ssr/3|Discovering the Roots]]** * [[books/ssr/3#The Immortal Nectar of the Bhagavad-gītā]] * [[books/ssr/3#The Scriptural Basis of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness]] * [[books/ssr/3#Kṛṣṇa Consciousness: Hindu Cult or Divine Culture?]] 4. **[[books/ssr/4|Understanding Kṛṣṇa and Christ]]** * [[books/ssr/4#Kṛṣṇa, Christos, Christ]] * [[books/ssr/4#Jesus Christ Was a Guru]] * [[books/ssr/4#“Thou Shalt Not Kill” or “Thou Shalt Not Murder”?]] 5. **[[books/ssr/5|Practicing Yoga in the Modern Age]]** * [[books/ssr/5#Superconsciousness]] * [[books/ssr/5#The Appearance of Lord Caitanya]] * [[books/ssr/5#Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa Mantra]] * [[books/ssr/5#Kṛṣṇa Consciousness—the Yoga for the Modern Age]] * [[books/ssr/5#Meditation and the Self Within]] 6. **[[books/ssr/6|Finding Spiritual Solutions to Material Problems]]** * [[books/ssr/6#Crime: Why and What to Do?]] * [[books/ssr/6#Human Society or Animal Society?]] * [[books/ssr/6#Altruism: Temporary and Eternal]] * [[books/ssr/6#Declaring Our Dependence on God]] * [[books/ssr/6#The Peace Formula]] * [[books/ssr/6#Spiritual Communism]] * [[books/ssr/6#The Tiny World of Modern Science]] 7. **[[books/ssr/7|Exploring the Spiritual Frontier]]** * [[books/ssr/7#Śrīla Prabhupāda Arrives in America]] * [[books/ssr/7#Build Your Nation on the Spiritual Platform]] * [[books/ssr/7#Saintly Compassion]] * [[books/ssr/7#Protecting Oneself from Illusion]] * [[books/ssr/7#An Awareness of What Is Best and Most Beautiful]] 8. **[[books/ssr/8|Attaining Perfection]]** * [[books/ssr/8#Knowing the Purpose of Life]] * [[books/ssr/8#The Highest Love]] * [[books/ssr/8#The Perfection of Self-realization]] *** In this book you will discover the timeless science that great teachers have spoken for millennia. The Science of Self-Relization opens up the secrets of the self within, nature of the universe, and the Supreme Self within and without. Here the world’s most distinguished teacher of the science of self-realization talks about meditating and practicing yoga in the modern age, gaining liberation from the law of karma, achieving superconsciousness, and much more. In all the interviews, lectures, essays, and letters chosen for this special book, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda speaks with startling clarity and power. He proves just how relevant the science of self-realization is to today's world and your own life. **Appreciations of Srīla Prabhupāda’s Work** Over the years many people have expressed their appreciation for Śrīla Prabhupāda's work—bringing India's timeless science of self-realization to the West.