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“Your ques on, ‘if in the Vaikunthas ecsta c love between Lord Nara-
yana and His devotees and Lord Krishna Consciousness and His devo-

tees on Krishna Loka is qualita vely the same, then what is the ad-
vantage of following the path of Krishna Consciousness, whose philoso-
phy austerity is difficult to understand?’
“Krishna Consciousness philosophy includes the whole Vaisnava philos-
ophy. When we speak Krishna, the very word means, Rama, Nrsimha,
Varaha, and all other similar expansions and incarna ons. So Krishna
Consciousness includes Vaikuntha consciousness, but Vaikuntha con-
sciousness does not include Krishna Consciousness. Those who are
strictly following the rules and regula ons of Vaisnava ac vi es, they
are promoted to Vaikuntha lokas. But those who have developed a

spontaneous love for Krishna, they are promoted to the Krishna Loka.
Therefore, although Krishna Consciousness includes Vaikuntha con-
sciousness, pure Krishna Consciousness is spontaneous love for Krishna
without any regula ve principles. The idea can be explained that a
young boy or a young girl are spontaneously a racted, without follow-
ing any regula ve principles previously. When one develops such spon-
taneous love for God that is called pure Krishna Consciousness. In our
condi oned life, we have forgo en our rela onship with God, but by
regula ve principles, we can make alert the inert ac vi es. Just like a

rheuma c crippled man is gradually elevated by some bodily exercises.
Similarly, the regula ve principles are to make us habituated to our
dormant service a tude, but when that is mature, it becomes sponta-
neous, and that is pure Krishna Consciousness. And such highly elevat-
ed Consciousness makes one eligible to enter into the Krishna Loka. The
living example for much spontaneous love are exhibited by the Gopis
and inhabitants of Vrindaban. We can learn this from Srimad-
Bhagavatam how much they love Krishna spontaneously.”
Your ques on, "what is the rela onship of sweethearts in Vaikuntha to
each other and to Lord Narayana? Is conjugal love, parental affec on,

and unalloyed friendship there in the Vaikunthas?"
“No. In Vaikuntha there are two kinds of transcendental mellows,

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