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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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To understand superficially Kṛṣṇa that, "He . . . He appeared in Mathurā in His uncle's prison house," that is also nice. But one should try to understand Kṛṣṇa in fact. That fact can be revealed by devotional service. You cannot challenge Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa will reveal. Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ (CC Madhya 17.136).
If we become sevonmukha, if we try to serve Kṛṣṇa as eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, then Kṛṣṇa will reveal Himself what He is. You cannot understand Kṛṣṇa by speculation, by mental speculation. That is not possible. Ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ (CC Madhya 17.136). By sense perception, you cannot understand Kṛṣṇa. That is not possible.
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[[Vanisource:721109 - Lecture SB 01.02.30 - Vrndavana|721109 - Lecture SB 01.02.30 - Vrndavana]]
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Advancement of knowledge means to understand his real position and&#10;act accordingly. That is knowledge. That is perfection of knowledge. Simply to&#10;understand that, "I am Brahman" is not perfection. You have to still&#10;go further. Simply to understand that, "I am Brahman. I have now realized&#10;myself as Brahman," that is not perfection of knowledge. Brahmā-bhūtaḥ&#10;prasannātmā ([[Vanisource:BG 18.54 (1972)|BG 18.54]]). One who becomes realized soul,&#10;self-realized, he becomes immediately perfectly joyful.
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Because our all lamentation is due to our material&#10;identification. Śocati kāṅkṣati. We are simply lamenting for our&#10;loss, and we are simply hankering for some gain. This is material activities.&#10;Everyone is struggling to gain something which he does not possess, and he's&#10;lamenting for something which he has lost.
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But when he realizes himself that, "I have nothing to gain&#10;and nothing to lose; I have nothing to do with this material world," that&#10;is called brahma-bhūtaḥ. That is Brahman realization. Brahmā-bhūtaḥ&#10;prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati, samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu ([[Vanisource:BG 18.54 (1972)|BG&#10;18.54]]).
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At that time, he realizes that all living entities, they are&#10;spirit soul, paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 5.18 (1972)|BG&#10;5.18]]). That is equal vision—not the bodily vision. So long we have got&#10;bodily vision, there cannot be any equality. That is not possible. When one&#10;sees only to the spiritual existence of a living entity, then there is question&#10;of seeing equally, equal vision, universal brotherhood. That is possible. Not&#10;on the bodily platform. That is not possible. So after acquiring this&#10;knowledge, the life of devotional service begins.
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brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā
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na śocati na kāṅkṣati
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samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu
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mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām
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([[Vanisource:BG 18.54 (1972)|BG 18.54]])
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That is required. And in that stage of devotional life, one can&#10;understand what is Kṛṣṇa. Bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi&#10;tattvataḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 18.55 (1972)|BG 18.55]]). That is tattvataḥ understanding.&#10;In another place it is said, in the Bhagavad-gītā, uh, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: evaṁ&#10;prasanna-manaso bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.20|SB 1.2.20]]).&#10;Unless one becomes jubilant, joyful, by executing devotional service, he cannot&#10;understand what is Kṛṣṇa. It is not possible.
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To understand superficially Kṛṣṇa that, "He . . . He appeared&#10;in Mathurā in His uncle's prison house," that is also nice. But one should&#10;try to understand Kṛṣṇa in fact. That fact can be revealed by devotional&#10;service. You cannot challenge Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa will reveal. Sevonmukhe hi&#10;jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 17.136|CC&#10;Madhya 17.136]]).
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If we become sevonmukha, if we try to serve Kṛṣṇa as&#10;eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, then Kṛṣṇa will reveal Himself what He is. You cannot&#10;understand Kṛṣṇa by speculation, by mental speculation. That is not&#10;possible. Ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 17.136|CC&#10;Madhya 17.136]]). By sense perception, you cannot understand Kṛṣṇa. That is&#10;not possible.
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There are many version of the saintly person. Just like Narottama&#10;dāsa Ṭhākura says, rūpa-raghunātha-pade haibe ākuti, kabe hāma bhujabo&#10;se jugala-pīriti (Lālasāmayī). A saintly person, ācārya,&#10;like Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, he says that, "When I shall be very much&#10;eager to understand the path of the six Gosvāmīs?" Ei chay gosāi&#10;jāṅr mui tāṅr dās. We cannot understand Kṛṣṇa unless we have submitted&#10;ourself under the lotus feet of the six Gosvāmīs, Caitanya Mahāprabhu. We have&#10;to understand Kṛṣṇa in this way. It is very difficult to understand Kṛṣṇa, but&#10;by the grace of the Gosvāmīs, by the grace of Lord Caitanya, we can understand&#10;Kṛṣṇa.
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athāpi te deva padāmbuja-dvaya-
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prasāda-leśānugṛhīta eva hi
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jānāti tattvaṁ . . .
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na cānya eko 'pi ciraṁ vicinvan
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Panthās tu . . . there are many śāstric&#10;evidences. Panthās tu koṭi-śata-vatsara-sampragamyo vāyor athāpi manaso&#10;muni-puṅgavānām (Bs. 5.34).
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So by speculation, we cannot understand Kṛṣṇa. That is not&#10;possible. By mental speculation, we cannot understand Kṛṣṇa. We have to&#10;understand Kṛṣṇa as Kṛṣṇa says, or Kṛṣṇa's devotee says, the Gosvāmīs says,&#10;Caitanya Mahāprabhu says. Then we can understand how this cosmic manifestation is&#10;created, who created, how it is created. Everything will be clear. This is the&#10;beginning of such understanding.
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sa evedaṁ sasarjāgre
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bhagavān ātma-māyayā
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sad-asad-rūpayā cāsau
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guṇamayāguṇo vibhuḥ
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So Kṛṣṇa is transcendental. His position is always transcendental.&#10;Even though He appears before us, still, He's transcendental. This is&#10;understanding of Kṛṣṇa.
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