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Civilization and Transcendence

In this small book Srila Prabhupada addresses the fallacies of our modern so-called advanced civilization. After pointing out that today the vast majority of people do not know what real progress is, he explains that in the Vedic civilization people strive not for the false progress of economic development but rather for the true advancement of self-realization and God realization.

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Srila Prabhupada

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English

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ISKCON Bhaktivendanta Book Trust

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