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The Science of Self-Realization
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And books there's even this one I quote all the time prophet one of the first books I read bhagavad-gita as it is and the science of self-realization that was the book.
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The Science of Self-Realization by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is a collection of lectures, interviews, and essays exploring spiritual awakening, Krishna consciousness, and Vedic philosophy. John Joseph shared on both The Rich Roll Podcast and The Joe Rogan Experience how encountering this book and other foundational texts transformed his life during a difficult period. Joseph recounted being introduced to the writings by a friend and punk rocker, noting how the book served as an introduction to the broader philosophy of the Hare Krishna movement. He explained that these texts, which consisted of Prabhupada's lectures on specific topics, provided him with essential spiritual grounding and helped him heal from past trauma. Across these podcast appearances, the book was framed not merely as a piece of literature, but as a life-altering guide that introduced Western readers to ancient Eastern spiritual traditions and practical yoga philosophy.
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John Joseph and books there's even this one I quote all the time prophet one of the first books I read bhagavad-gita as… 4
“and he would defeat me by quoting baccarat Tom and bhagavad-gita and like all of their stuff and giving me this book science of self-realization that [ __ ] was once I read that book and actually wait a minute to correct myself”
“so when I read those books by property the bhagavad-gita as it is the Isha pond Ishod the bhagavatam all these little other books science and self-realization which was snippets of his lectures to people on certain topics”
“and books there's even this one I quote all the time prophet one of the first books I read bhagavad-gita as it is and the science of self-realization that was the book”
“and then after giving me this book he gave me this book called the science of self-realization and I read it and I was like dude this yoga master AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada”