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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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The rascal says: "Why God has made one devotee and another nondevotee?" No. Not God has made. You wanted to become nondevotee? He has made you nondevotee, "All right, you become rascal number one nondevotee." And if you want to be devotee? "All right, I'll make you first-class devotee." That is God. Whatever you want, you get facility. So this is very nice.
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[[Vanisource:690324 - Lecture SB 07.09.11-13 - Hawaii|690324 - Lecture SB 07.09.11-13 - Hawaii]]
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For the nondevotees, He's giving facilities to forget. And for the devotees, who are sincerely seeking Kṛṣṇa's favor, Kṛṣṇa's service, He's giving memorization, "Yes, you do like this. Do like this." Why does He so? That is also explained, ye yathā māṁ prapadyante ([[Vanisource:BG 4.11 (1972)|BG 4.11]])

"As you want . . . if you want Me, to forget, I give you facility to forget. And if you want Me, to serve, I give you facility to serve." That is neutrality. That is God.

The rascal says: "Why God has made one devotee and another nondevotee?" No. Not God has made. You wanted to become nondevotee? He has made you nondevotee, "All right, you become rascal number one nondevotee." And if you want to be devotee? "All right, I'll make you first-class devotee." That is God. Whatever you want, you get facility. So this is very nice. Simply if we have actually understood our relationship with Kṛṣṇa, and if we try to serve Him sincerely, then Kṛṣṇa will give you all facilities. He'll give you intelligence.

Now, today . . . this decoration is so nice that . . . of course, such kind of decoration is made in India. But if some devotee comes from India he'll see, "Oh, it is very nice. How they have done?" How? It is possible, because Kṛṣṇa is everywhere. Kṛṣṇa is not for the Indians or for the Americans. He's for everyone. Anyone who desires to serve Him, He'll give him intelligence.

This is the philosophy. We have to become serious that, "Kṛṣṇa, give me intelligence so that I can serve You very nicely." Oh, Kṛṣṇa will give you intelligence. And "Kṛṣṇa, give me facility so that I can forget You," "All right. You again forget." That is also stated in the Sixteenth . . . tan ahaṁ dviṣataḥ krūrān kṣipāmy ajasram andha-yoniṣu ([[Vanisource:BG 16.19 (1972)|BG 16.19]])
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