If you want to become mahatma really, then you have to come to this point, to understand originally, the Vasudeva is the supreme cause of all causes. That is perfection of life

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"If you want to become mahātmā really, then you have to come to this point, to understand the. . . originally, the Vāsudeva is the supreme cause of all causes. That is perfection of life"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

If you want to become mahātmā really, then you have to come to this point, to understand the. . . originally, the Vāsudeva is the supreme cause of all causes. That is perfection of life. And our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is trying to teach this knowledge to the world, the best welfare activities. They are all in illusion. Some of them are thinking there is no Kṛṣṇa, and some of them are thinking, "If there is Kṛṣṇa"—Kṛṣṇa means God—"I am also God. I am equal." And some of them are thinking that "By meditation, by spiritual advancement, now I am greater than Kṛṣṇa.".

750120 - Lecture SB 03.26.45 - Bombay

If you want to become mahātmā really, then you have to come to this point, to understand the. . . originally, the Vāsudeva is the supreme cause of all causes. That is perfection of life. And our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is trying to teach this knowledge to the world, the best welfare activities. They are all in illusion. Some of them are thinking there is no Kṛṣṇa, and some of them are thinking, "If there is Kṛṣṇa"—Kṛṣṇa means God—"I am also God. I am equal." And some of them are thinking that "By meditation, by spiritual advancement, now I am greater than Kṛṣṇa." Yes. They are not, neither equal nor below, but they are thinking greater than Him: with the progress of time the human being is advancing in knowledge; so by their meditational power, they can become greater than Kṛṣṇa. So that is foolishness. That is not possible. This is also māyā. Just like māyā is acting in so many ways. Sometimes we are thinking, "There is no Kṛṣṇa, no God. We are, every one of us, are God." Similarly, to think of greater than Kṛṣṇa is another illusionary curtain of māyā. Māyā is not getting you out very easily. He will put so many impediments. Therefore bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate (BG 7.19): "After many, many births, when actually becomes wise, then he understands that 'I am nothing. Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, He is everything.' " Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti. Then that is not oneness; dual: "Vāsudeva, and I am." Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā.