Page 32 - Defending Prabhupada Words - By Harivlas Das

of the pitfalls of material life can achieve the goal of human
life, which is to develop pure love of Radha and Krishna
and get out forever from the material entanglement. I
have never read a more lucid explanation of this most
perplexing issue than in the teachings of Kapila Muni, an
incarnation of Lord Krishna, to His mother, Devahuti.
These are bona fide Vedic statements that are irrefutable
even by Brahma das and should be studied with the most
serious attention by all persons interested in ending our
enchainment in the material world.

Please read the following from SB 3.31.34

“One should not associate with a course fool who is bereft
of the knowledge of self-realization and who is no more
than a dancing dog in the hands of a woman.”

Purport: “The restriction of association with such foolish
persons is especially meant for those who are in the line
of advancement in Krishna consciousness. Advancement
in Krishna consciousness involves developing the qualities
of truthfulness, cleanliness, mercy, gravity, intelligence in
spiritual knowledge, simplicity, material opulence, fame,
forgiveness, and control of the mind and the senses. All
these qualities are to be manifested with the progress of
Krishna consciousness, but if one associates with a sudra,
a foolish person who is like a dancing dog in the hands

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