Beyond Birth and Death [Mass Market Paperback]

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1972

Editorial Reviews The publisher, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust -- [e-mail], December 31, 1998

Is there life after death?

India's most renowned Vedic authority presents startling evidence of the soul's incredible journey after death. Srila Prabhupada tells how the soul travels from body to body, and how we can end the cycle of birth and death by reaching Lord Sri Krishna's ultimate abode.

An excerpt: "The simple process of chanting the names of Krishna will reveal what one is, what God is, what the material and spiritual universes are, why we are conditioned, how we can get out of that conditioning -- and everything else, step by step."

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust; 4th edition (January 1, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912776412
• ISBN-13: 978-0912776415
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #497,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tribute to Beyond Birth & Death, March 13, 2000

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This review is from: Beyond Birth and Death (Mass Market Paperback)

I first read Beyond Birth & Death as a practicing Hare Krishna devotee, when I was selling the book on traveling sankirtan in 1973. I had a near death experience and found the book calming and soothing for understanding our nature as the eternal soul, not the body. I read it again in March, 2000, to help deal with the pain and confusion of a dying relative. I would recommend this book for anyone who has to deal with the death of a loved one, or for anyone serious about understanding the real purpose and destiny of the human form of life.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quick, Interesting Read, March 28, 2007

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Rodney Wilson (Massachusetts USA) - See all my reviews
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I picked this book up from a Hare Krishna at the St. Louis airport a few weeks ago. It's a fine summary of the interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita held by devotees of Lord Krishna, as well as a suitable introduction to their views about the nature of soul, consciousness, and death.

2.0 out of 5 stars Just excerpts, December 1, 2010

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This review is from: Beyond Birth and Death (Mass Market Paperback)

In case you didn't notice, this "book" is only 50 pages. It is nothing but excerpts from the Gita with the illustrations from the Gita. For the $3 + $4 shipping.. you might as well get the whole Gita -as it is. I could see this as being good to hand out to college students, who have never been exposed to Hinduism, who just want a small taste of Hinduism, without getting very deep into it at all.