## Conventions Used in This Volume Śrīla Prabhupāda based the authority of his work on scriptural injunction. In his lectures and conversations, he constantly cited the Vedic scriptures to make his point. For older Hare Kṛṣṇa devotees, many of the verses that Prabhupāda cites will be familiar, however, to make the work easily accessible to others, we have included verse translations and citations wherever possible. We have spelled out the titles of most of Prabhupāda's books, such as Teachings of Lord Kapila, The Nectar of Devotion, and the Science of Self Realization. However, we have used the following abbreviations for Śrīla Prabhupāda's translations which are cited most frequently: *Bg**Bhagavad-gītā* *SB**Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* (*Bhagavata Purana*) and the following abbreviations for Prabhupāda's translation of *Caitanya-caritamrta* by Krsnadasa Kaviraja: *Adi*(beginning) *Madhya*(middle) *Antya*(end) Hare Kṛṣṇa devotees will recognize the common Sanskrit and Bengali terms used in the text. Scholars and others are encouraged to contact devotees in the nearest com-munity or temple, who will be happy to provide you with translations of specific terms. ELLIPSES (...] As this is an edited volume, ellipses have been used to denote words or segments omitted from the text. The complete text can be found by referring to the original sources. However, in the original conversation transcripts some ellipses to indicate pauses in speech. Scholars are invited to contact the Bhaktivedanta Archives for both transcripts and original audio tapes. PRONUNCIATION: Sanskrit transliterations used in the volume are pronounced as follows: Pronounce the short **a** like the **u** in but, long ā like the a in far (and held twice as long as the short **a**). (When it follows a long ā, a final short **a** can be dropped, optionally. Thus Rāma can be pronounce either RAMA or RAM.) Pronounce **e** like the **a** in evade, long** ī** like i in pique. Pronounce the vowel ṛ like the **ri** in rim and **c** like the **ch** in chair. Pronounce consonants like **ch**, **jh**, and **dh** as in staunch-heart, hedge-hog, and red-hot. Pronounce** ś** and **ṣ** like sh. So for Kṛṣṇa say KRISHNA, for Caitanya say CHAITANYA, for *varṇāśrama* say VARN-ASHRAM. SPIRITUAL NAMES: Members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness receive names of Lord Kṛṣṇa or His great devotees, combined with dasa (dasi for women) meaning "servant." For instance, the name Kṛṣṇa dasa means "servant of Kṛṣṇa." Varṇāśrama Categories