The items available in this section nearly all originated from Richard Thompson's personal files. As a charter member of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, Thompson collected a variety of documents from its pioneering days during the 1970s when the Institute worked as a unified project. These documents thus provide special insight into the shared vision of its founding associates, since continued by various chapters of the Bhaktivedanta Institute around the globe.               

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(1960). Easy Journey to Other Planets (by practice of Supreme Yoga)

(1975). The Origin of Life and Matter project proposal, contents page

(1975). "What is Bhaktivedanta Institute?": Aims and Objectives, December 1975

(1976). BI lecture announcement: Gainesville, FL

(1976). BI lecture announcements: Houston

(1976). Sa-Vijnanam: Scientific Knowledge - early draft of proposed front cover

(1976). Bhaktivedanta Institute Charter, 10 December 1976

(1977). BI lecture announcements: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(1977). "First International Conference on Life Comes From Life" conference brochure

(1977). Life Comes from Life: First International Scientific Conference - Announcement & Schedule

(1977). Bhaktivedanta Institute Prospectus and Lecture Series on "The Origin of Life and Matter"

(1977). What is Matter and What is Life?, Bhaktivedanta Institute Monograph Series Number 1

(1977). Demonstration by Information Theory that Life Cannot Arise from Matter, Bhaktivedanta Institute Monograph Series Number 2

(1977). Consciousness and the Laws of Nature, Bhaktivedanta Institute Monograph Series Number 3

(1978). Bhaktivedanta Institute Founding Committee Resolutions

(1978). General Meeting of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, September 1978

(1979). Bhaktivedanta Institute Bulletin Vol. 1, No. 1

(1979). Perspectives on Bhaktivedanta Institute

(1979). Bhaktivedanta Institute Temple Newsletter No. 1, Vol. 1

(1979). The Bhaktivedanta Institute Essays on The Foundations of Knowledge No. 1 : On Inspiration

(1979). The Bhaktivedanta Institute Essays on The Foundations of Knowledge No. 2 : Fundamental Principles of Reincarnation

(1979). Bhaktivedanta Institute Discussions with Men of Science No. 1 : Molecules & Man

(1979). Bhaktivedanta Institute Discussions with Men of Science No. 2 : Arguments for the Existence of the Soul

(1980). Consciousness: The Missing Link