Page 27 - Conversations between a Philosopher and a Saint

a a the is
is sen - supreme
there Any simply cul va ng dharma

highest, and By described: “The Therefore,

the non-religious. imperfect
of or realiza on. reverence.
defini on necessarily

27 clear and concise criterion to evaluate the different belief systems in religious mental or fana cal following of a religious, poli cal or scien fic theory that does not result in the welfare of all and at the same me uproots is The third point of the above verse is that one who reads the Srimad Bhagavatam will find that it is sufficient to guide one to full and com- God knowledge of the Bhagavatam one realizes the presence of God as the Supersoul present in the hea

Bhagavatam’s are they life of of faith with

the whether miseries fold cause of disturbance in society. understanding truth is to a ain pure love of God. transcendental devo on
accep ng world three prehensive of of it is joyfully performed

By this the goal ac vity

that always are ac- them? ques- and

gra fica on may say that aside from who seek shelter at the Lord’s there feet, those who are not devo- have who cepted different process- es for a aining salva on. to happens this to Brahmā non-devotees

sense devotees, lotus but tees What answer In Lord on, although

carnal Lord,

grade
38 Lord, His abode, and the ac vi es of those liberated souls serving the Lord. The rela onship of the Lord and His devotees is one of love and bliss. This is unimaginable to mundane people caught in the illusory net The merging into the eternal light emana ng from the body of Krishna by the impersonalist monists does not provide knowledge and bliss. By denying their own individuality in order to merge into a homogenous oneness, the impersonalist precludes the possibility

low ‘O

and said: no regard for Your lotus feet.”’ (SB 10.2.32)

a achments thwarts the expansion of consciousness. demigods

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