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<div class="heading">Formerly, in Medical College of Calcutta the students who failed in the final examination, they were given some title, L.M.S., "License in Medical, Medicine and Surgery," L.M.S. And those who passed, they were given the title M.D. or M.D., just like that way. So even by failure, they would get some title and allowed to practice as medical man. But that does not mean that we may try to fail also. No. The aim should be to become successful, not to fail, not to fail.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.49-51 -- New York, April 5, 1966|Lecture on BG 2.49-51 -- New York, April 5, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">
So the whole thing is that life should be molded, molded in such a way that in every step or action, we shall feel the presence of the Lord. That is spiritual life. That is spiritual life. You need not change your present occupation. Just like the example, this Singhania family, they do not change. They are doing just like ordinary . . . but they are always spiritually conscious. The aim is, aim is toward Kṛṣṇa. That is very nice example. It is very ordinary. Everyone will understand it.
 
Now, suppose a man or woman is in love, and the man is a third person, beyond the husband of the wife . . . beyond the, of the woman. Now, it is a, it is a example given in scriptures that the woman who is fallen in love, the woman or man with other woman, other man, opposite sex, so he may be engaged in so many duties, but his mind is always to that point when he or she will meet his lover. With all his duty or her duties during the daytime, she or he always thinks, "Oh, when that moment will come when we shall meet together?" That means the mind is always there. The example is said because that when there is ecstasy, when there is ecstasy of love, even within our . . . within the midst of our multifarious duties, we can remember that thing always.
 
Similarly, God consciousness, we shall have to mold our life in that way that in the midst of our very grave duties, serious duties, we shall always remember the Supreme, the Supreme, in every step. That discrimination, that much love, we have to develop. And therefore we require guide, how to develop. How to develop that, we require that. We haven't got to change anything. Let us . . . let us remain our, in our position, but at the same time, simultaneously, side by side, let us have spiritual culture. Just like we are holding this class. This is also spiritual culture, ''śravaṇaṁ kīrtanam'' ([[Vanisource:SB 7.5.23-24|SB 7.5.23]]).
 
With your multifarious duties you come here thrice in a week and try to understand. This is also spiritual culture. This will not go in vain. This will give you impression. Even you stop coming here, that impression will never go. I tell you that the impression will never go. It is such a thing. But if we take it up very seriously and go on molding our life in that way, then it becomes quickly successful.
 
Now, suppose even there is no loss by falling down from this path, that does not mean that we should neglect it. No. Formerly, in Medical College of Calcutta, the students who failed in the final examination, they were given some title, L.M.S., "License in Medical . . . medicine and Surgery," L.M.S. And those who passed, they were given the title M.D., or M.B., just like that. So even by failure, they would get some title and allowed to practice as medical man. But that does not mean that we may try to fail also. No.

The aim should be to become successful, not to fail. Not to fail. Even though we are in failure, still, there is profit undoubtedly, but we should not aim to that objective. We should, we should be determined that in this very life we must have a spiritual realization perfectly, so that, as you'll find in the ''Bhagavad-gītā'', ''tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti kaunteya''.</p>
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