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fully aware that he does not belong to any family, society, or country but is eternally related to Kṛṣṇa be employed not in the interests of so-called family, society, or country but in the interests of Kṛṣṇa This is purity of purpose and the platform of pure devotional service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, can be summarized thus: his service is favorable and is always in relation to Kṛṣṇa In order to keep the purity of such Kṛṣṇa conscious activities, one must be freed from all material desires This conclusion is useless for a Kṛṣṇa conscious person. Only rarely by philosophical speculation can one reach the conclusion of worshiping Vāsudeva, or Kṛṣṇa The ultimate end of philosophical speculation, then, must be Kṛṣṇa, with the understanding that Kṛṣṇa
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But if one becomes attracted simply to ritualistic activities without understanding Kṛṣṇa, his activities are unfavorable to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Actually, Kṛṣṇa consciousness can be based simply on hearing about Kṛṣṇa, chanting about Him, remembering Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes nine different processes, besides which everything done is unfavorable to Kṛṣṇa
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Adoption of bhakti-rasa, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, will immediately bring one to an auspicious life free sufficient to produce a feeling of liberation, because it attracts the attention of the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa Generally, neophyte devotees are anxious to see Kṛṣṇa, or God, but God cannot be seen or known by our the Lord, one becomes situated in bhakti-rasa life, and any action performed for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa kinds of rasas, which are explained in The Nectar of Devotion, and by renovating our relationship with Kṛṣṇa
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This cultivation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not material. And when they engage in activities under the internal, spiritual energy, their activities are called Kṛṣṇa Any activities done in devotional service, or in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, are directly under the control strength, and this strength can be spiritualized by the mercy of both the bona fide spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa
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Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī: “First-class devotional service is known by one’s tendency to be fully engaged in Kṛṣṇa The purport is that one may also be in Kṛṣṇa consciousness unfavorably, but that cannot be counted as One has to learn Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or pure devotional service, from the authorities by spontaneous
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person takes to the path of devotional service and begins to chant the holy names of the Lord – Hare Kṛṣṇa , Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare – he is at once fit
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Thus, in our mental activities we should always try to think of Kṛṣṇa and try to plan how to please Him A Kṛṣṇa conscious person engages his words in preaching the glories of the Lord. And by his mind a Kṛṣṇa conscious person always thinks of the activities of the Lord – as He is speaking This is the mental culture of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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That missing point is Kṛṣṇa, and The Nectar of Devotion teaches us how to stimulate our original love for Kṛṣṇa and how to be situated in that position where we can enjoy our blissful life.
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Our love can be fully satisfied only when it is reposed in Kṛṣṇa. This theme is the sum and substance of The Nectar of Devotion, which teaches us how to love Kṛṣṇa in
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teaches us the science of loving every one of the living entities perfectly by the easy method of loving Kṛṣṇa The Nectar of Devotion teaches all men how to perform the simple and natural method of loving Kṛṣṇa, If we learn how to love Kṛṣṇa, then it is very easy to immediately and simultaneously love every living
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Pure devotional service is the only means to attract Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is all-attractive, but pure devotional service attracts even Him. This means that pure devotional service is even transcendentally stronger than Kṛṣṇa Himself, because it is Kṛṣṇa’s internal potency.
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If our body at present is engaged in the activities of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then it is guaranteed that A human being engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even if unable to complete the course of bhakti-yoga, takes birth in the higher divisions of human society so that he can automatically further his advancement in Kṛṣṇa Therefore, all bona fide activities in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are amṛta, or permanent.
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There are many different methods for people who want this, but cultivation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is
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that it is a fortunate person who comes in contact with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Kṛṣṇa To one who is serious about spiritual life Kṛṣṇa gives the intelligence to come in contact with a bona fide spiritual master, and then by the grace of the spiritual master one becomes advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness In this way the whole jurisdiction of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is directly under the spiritual energy – Kṛṣṇa
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But all such activities must be in relationship with Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, the execution of Kṛṣṇa conscious activities with the body should be directed by the spiritual From the date of initiation by the spiritual master, the connection between Kṛṣṇa and a person cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness is established. Without initiation by a bona fide spiritual master, the actual connection with Kṛṣṇa consciousness is
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Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Brings Relief from All Material Distress
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A living entity cannot steadily remain either in sense enjoyment or in renunciation. Sense gratification does not endure for long, and it is therefore called capala-sukha, or flickering everything is finished, and one has to begin a new chapter of life in a new situation, perhaps higher or In any field of activity – political, social, national, or international – the result of our actions
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disease, if one is suffering from some legal implication, if one is born in a low and degraded family, or if one is uneducated or very ugly.