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But if a living entity takes to those ritualistic activities by which pure devotional service to the

the Māyāvāda, or impersonalist, school consider themselves to be one with God, or liberated, they are not

When Vyāsadeva was not satisfied even after compiling heaps of books of Vedic knowledge, Nārada Muni, dejected, Nārada explained the deficiency in his compilation of various books: “Even pure knowledge does not

Those who are ambitious to derive material benefit from devotional service are not pure devotees, but They do not know that the result of devotional service is not material benediction, but because they devotional service of the Supreme Lord they ultimately come to understand that material enjoyment is not

The third-class devotee is one whose faith is not very strong, but by the gradual cultivation of devotional spiritual master, or engages out of family tradition, and worships the Deity of the Lord, but he has not cultivated knowledge of devotional service, and he does not know a devotee from a nondevotee. cannot actually be considered a pure devotee; he is almost in the devotional line, but his position is not

“Those who think that they are liberated according to Māyāvāda philosophy but who do not take to the

Kṛṣṇa certainly fulfills the desires of His devotees who come to Him in devotional service, but He does not

But if a person is not engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, he falls from his position, regardless of whether he executes his prescribed occupational duty or not.

knowledge, leads one onto the path of devotional service, then only does it help one gain liberation, but not

the cultivation of knowledge or in speculation, he will simply undergo a troublesome process and will not

Eternally liberated living entities never come into contact with the material nature, and therefore they do not

Fruitive activity, mystic meditation and philosophical speculation are not direct methods of self-realization

At this stage he does not distinguish between the devotee and the nondevotee, for he sees that everyone

Prahlāda Mahārāja how he had attained such a devotional attitude, the boy replied, “As long as one is not

(11.20.9) Kṛṣṇa says that one should follow other paths of self-realization only as long as one is not

I do not want anything else.

However, it is not possible to achieve the stage of perfection without being favored by a pure devotee