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In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me.”

So Brahman realization is not enough. A sick man’s fever may go down, but he may not yet be cured. He is finally cured when he is not only safe from fever but fully recovered and back to his normal, active Likewise, understanding “I am a spirit soul, not the body” does not mean one is cured of illusion.

Buddhist philosophy is incomplete, but that does not mean Lord Buddha did not know the complete truth It is not that his knowledge is limited to the ABC’s. The teacher holds his master’s degree, but the students may not be qualified to receive the high instructions

Śaṅkarācārya gave a hint about Brahman, teaching everyone to think, ahaṁ brahmāsmi, “I am the spirit self, not One who is situated in mukti, or liberation, understands perfectly, “I am not this body; I am pure spirit But that is not the end of self-realization.

Often big swamis talk about attaining “Brahman realization” but do not remove themselves from worldly Actually, as spirit souls we do not belong to any country. That means he has not become joyful, because one who is joyful does not lament. So many learned sannyāsīs have fallen down to material activities because they have not in fact realized It is not so easy. As already explained, the influence of the modes of nature is very strong.

As we have pointed out, Brahman realization is not the end of spiritual knowledge. There are three stages of self-realization: Brahman, or the realization that one is not this body but

Śaṅkarācārya’s Māyāvāda philosophy accepts Brahman, spirit, but does not describe spirit in its fullness But this is not a fact. The living entity is always active.

taking shelter of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa in the shape of chanting and hearing His holy name, we will not

In this way one tries to enjoy the five sense objects, namely form, sound, taste, aroma, and touch, not is put into material conditions, and he then tries to improve his situation according to his whims, not

He gave up his kingdom just to teach that sensual activities do not help us attain salvation.

Still, the gold earring is not the gold mine.

However, Buddhist philosophy does not provide information about the soul, the possessor of the body.

create a gross body in which he will be a devotee of Kṛṣṇa – or if he is still more advanced, he will not