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The Path of Perfection 3
conscious person has realized knowledge, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, because he is satisfied with pure devotional service
The Path of Perfection 3
He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is not slain when the body is slain.”
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It does not say, “I love God because He supplies me nice objects for my sense gratification.” That is not love. God is great, God is our eternal father, and it is our duty to love Him. We should not think, “Oh, God gives me my daily bread; therefore I love God.” So loving God for daily bread is not love. Love is without reason. Even if God does not supply us our daily bread, we should love Him. That is true love.
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God is not subjected to any material condition. Therefore, one may be a very learned scholar and still not be able to understand God. One should not think that because he is very poor he cannot realize God; nor should one think that he
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The Vedic literatures are meant to redeem all men, not just a few. It is not that those who are meat-eaters or drunkards are rejected. It is not that he gives the same medicine for all diseases or that he treats just one disease.
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We desire that which we do not have and we lament for that which we have lost. One who is actually God conscious does not desire material possessions. It is not possible to give up desire, but it is possible to purify our desires.
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In this age, other yoga practices are not feasible, but this practice is so simple and universal that
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treats all patients, and although a patient may be delirious and insult the doctor, the doctor does not As Lord Jesus Christ said, we should hate the sin, not the sinner. Therefore, those who are advanced devotees, who are really servants of God, do not hate anyone. They know not what they do.” This is the proper attitude of an advanced devotee.
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This is not knowledge but the result of imperfect speculation. That is not possible.
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We are not, however, concerned with analyzing these religious conceptions. If a religion does not teach love of God, it is useless. One may follow his religious principles very carefully, but if one does not possess love of God, his
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And why not? If God is not a person, how can His sons be persons? If your father is just a void, if he is not a person, how can you be a person? This is not very difficult; it is just a common sense question.
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(Bhagavad-gītā 9.26) If God does not have senses, how can He accept and eat the offerings that are presented God eats, but because He is full, He does not eat like us. God is not hungry, but He eats, and at the same time, He leaves the food as it is, and thus it is transformed
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This may not be understood at the present moment; therefore the Padma Purāṇa states that when one becomes No, God is not our order supplier. He is not our servant.
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We are not the Supreme Self. That should be understood. The Supreme Self is God. In order to do this, we should live alone, and “living alone” means that we should not live with those who are not Kṛṣṇa conscious.
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Otherwise it is not possible. We may be great scientists or scholars, but our mundane scholarship will not help us see God.
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Our senses must be purified by the rendering of service, not by the acquiring of academic degrees.
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In this age, it is not possible to retreat to a forest; nor is it useful to make a show of practicing
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Just because one has cataracts, he should not conclude that there is nothing to be seen.
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It is not that Kṛṣṇa is a void.
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the United States and other Western countries, there are many so-called yoga societies, but they do not