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

the Lord and hears and chants about His activities can very easily attain the platform of pure devotional service

Lord one’s best friend, and surrendering everything to Him – these are the nine processes of pure devotional service

various kinds is recommended in the Vedas for those who are not ready to take up the process of pure devotional service

But pure devotional service is anyābhilāṣitā-śūnya, free from material desires.

But there are many who will not come, because they do not agree to come under the control of Kṛṣṇa’s But Kṛṣṇa does not interfere. have been given minute independence and the intelligence to discriminate between what to do and what not

However, because Ajāmila had been very sinful, the Yamadūtas could not understand why he should not be

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.

“My dear servants, please bring to me only those sinful persons who do not use their tongues to chant the holy name and qualities of Kṛṣṇa, whose hearts do not remember the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa even once , and whose heads do not bow down even once before Lord Kṛṣṇa. Send me those who do not perform their duties toward Viṣṇu, which are the only duties in human life.

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

And just as Kṛṣṇa’s form is not like our material forms, so His pastimes are also not of this material

They replied, “Sir, You did not accept him, and so he has committed suicide.”

Therefore it is not an outstanding qualification; it is material nature’s law. Unless the mother and child are affectionately connected, it is not possible for the child to grow up Parental affection is natural and necessary, but it does not raise one to the spiritual platform.

“Were it not for my past devotional service, how could I, a most unclean keeper of a prostitute, have Certainly it would not have been possible.” (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.2.24–33)

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.

“My dear servants, please do not approach such devotees, for they have fully surrendered to the lotus Please do not even go near them. protected by the club of the Supreme Lord, and therefore Lord Brahmā and I and even the time factor are not

One must not have any sex except to have children within marriage. One must not indulge in intoxication. One must not gamble. And one must not eat meat, fish, or eggs or anything else beyond the foods established for human beings If everything eatable is food, why not eat stool? Stool is also food – hogs eat stool. But human beings should not eat like hogs, who will eat all kinds of unclean foods.

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.

I did not know it is sinful.”

They fearfully answered, “Sir, we did not teach these things to this boy. Mahārāja would immediately stand up on the bench and address his friends, “My dear boys, this life is not Do not forget this.”