Written in India in the 1950s more than a decade before the author established the Hare Krishna movement in the West, Message of Godhead addresses the universal human endeavor to find happiness, peace, prosperity, and security. But if we seek these things only through material pursuits and scientific advancement, the author argues, we’ll gain nothing of substance for ourselves or the world.

Based on the yoga teachings of the Bhagavad-gītā, Message of Godhead suggests that joy and prosperity are found in the awareness that each and every soul has a potent, confidential, eternal relationship with the Supreme Person. Message of Godhead teaches us how to reclaim that relationship and to reach our full human potential.