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My loving service, with mind fixed on Me, the cultivation of knowledge and renunciation is generally not

although the material body is subject to death it can still award the perfection of one’s life, should not

although the material body is subject to death it can still award the perfection of one’s life, should not

śraddhaḥ — faith; tu — indeed; yaḥ — one who; pumān — a person; na — not ; nirviṇṇaḥ — disgusted; na — not; ati-saktaḥ — very attached; bhakti-yogaḥ

personal desire; therefore, a pure devotee constantly engaged in selfless service to Lord Kṛṣṇa may not Such occasional negligence is not to be considered a transgression. Similarly, observance of ordinary material piety does not constitute the ultimate qualification of a However, just as an ordinary person should not falsely claim the executive privileges of the personal assistants of a national leader, similarly, an ordinary conditioned soul may not foolishly claim that

One who is not situated on this platform must comply with the ordinary injunctions of Vedic literature On the other hand, one who has developed great faith in the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa does not

, for it indicates that one engaged in the worship and adoration of the Personality of Godhead need not One who directly takes to the worship of the Lord should not employ other methods, for full dependence

dear Lord, the distinction observed between piety and sin comes from Your own Vedic knowledge and does not

dear Lord, the distinction observed between piety and sin comes from Your own Vedic knowledge and does not

that those persons directly engaged in self-realization either through jñāna-yoga or bhakti-yoga need not The actual purpose of Vedic literature is to direct one back home, back to Godhead, and not to encourage To purify an accidental falldown, one who is engaged in transcendental realization need not adopt any The words saṅgānāṁ tyājanecchayā indicate that one should not practice Kṛṣṇa consciousness or self-realization

Although such a person may claim to be My devotee, he is not actually a Vaiṣṇava.” The Lord here states that if one has not developed firm faith in the process of chanting and hearing,

Thus one should not desire promotion to heaven or risk residence in hell, where excessive enjoyment or On the other hand, one should not think, “The earth is so nice, I can stay here forever.”

If one does not accept the necessity of performing pious activities and avoiding sinful activities, it

with pure devotees and is thus engaged full time in the devotional service of the Lord, one should not

A surrendered devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa does not seek perfection through the cultivation of knowledge and The Lord has explicitly declared in the previous verses that a devotee should not try to solve his lingering One who endeavors for purification outside the loving service of the Lord has not actually understood the transcendental potency of bhakti-yoga and does not appreciate the extent of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.

Those who are not disgusted with material life, having many desires yet to fulfill, should seek perfection

Those who are not disgusted with material life, having many desires yet to fulfill, should seek perfection

thoughtless men cut down the tree, the bird, without lamenting the loss of its previous nest, does not

Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of your duty, you should not lament.” One who has not achieved the platform of spontaneous Kṛṣṇa consciousness must remain constantly vigilant so as not to be grossly cheated by the material energy of the Lord.

Karma-yoga is designated for those persons who are not detached and who are full of gross desires; jñāna-yoga As long as one has not become uninterested in enjoying the fruits of one’s work, or as long as one’s the topics of discussion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead on the path of devotional service has not