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<div id="LectureonBG41213NewYorkJuly291966_0" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="166" link="Lecture on BG 4.12-13 -- New York, July 29, 1966" link_text="Lecture on BG 4.12-13 -- New York, July 29, 1966">
<div class="heading">That is a chance given, that you can become a brāhmaṇa, you can become a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and you can become the spiritual master of the world. That is the... And I think you should take seriously. I am old man. If you, some of you at least understand this science and take up this science, you become future hope of the, this country or the world. That is my request to you, that you should take this chance and become a spiritual master for all the people.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 4.12-13 -- New York, July 29, 1966|Lecture on BG 4.12-13 -- New York, July 29, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">
one who knows Absolute Truth and enters into further, postgraduate study, he understands Kṛṣṇa. And as soon as he understands Kṛṣṇa, then his next life in the spiritual world is guaranteed.

So this is the process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This is the simple process introduced by Lord Kṛṣṇa . . . er, Lord Caitanya. Lord Caitanya also supported this philosophy of Kṛṣṇa, that anyone is eligible for going back to the kingdom of Kṛṣṇa. This simple process. That is also stated in the ''Bhagavad-gītā''. We have discussed that simply by knowing the transcendental nature of Kṛṣṇa, we become eligible for entering into His kingdom. Simply by knowing. So try to know. Try to study what is Kṛṣṇa. And do you know what is the recommendation of Caitanya Mahāprabhu? Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He said that:

:''kibā śūdra kibā vipra nyāsī kene naya''
:''yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā sei guru haya''
:([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 8.128|CC Madhya 8.128]])

That means, "It doesn't matter whether he is a householder or a ''svāmī'', renounced order, or a ''brāhmin'' or a ''śūdra'' or a lowborn, whatever he is. That doesn't matter. If he knows the science of Kṛṣṇa, he is a bona fide spiritual master. If he simply knows the science of Kṛṣṇa." This is ''cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma'' ([[Vanisource:BG 4.13 (1972)|BG 4.13]]). It is the quality.

Just like if I go to a medical man or a lawyer, we go there for his qualification. We don't ask him, "Well, sir, are you Christian? Are you Jew or Indian or American or a ''brāhmin''?" No. We are concerned with the qualification. It doesn't matter what he is. He may be an American, he may be an Indian, he may be Christian, he may be Jew, he may be Hindu or Muhammadan. Doesn't matter. He's a practiced medical practitioner, so he's a qualified man. I have gone there for my treatment.

Similarly, Lord Caitanya also says the same thing, and Kṛṣṇa also says the same thing. Never it is He is stressing on birth. Birth is no consideration. Nobody is responsible for his birth. He may be lowborn, but what is that? Or he may be highborn. That doesn't matter. But when he comes out from the womb of the mother, he has got his own responsibility. He has to advance his cultural life in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is his responsibility. That is his responsibility. Of course, father, mother, state, teacher, friend, they can help us, but ultimately, the responsibility lies with me.

If I want to enter into the kingdom of God, or Kṛṣṇa, if we want to be Kṛṣṇa consciousness, there is no impediment. There is no impediment. ''Ahaituky apratihatā'' ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.6|SB 1.2.6]]). In the ''Bhāgavata'' says that if one wants to cultivate the Kṛṣṇa consciousness, it is without any cause and without any impediment. Because it is transcendental subject matter. It does not depend on any material condition. On any material condition. There is no consideration of material impediment. So it is open for everyone. ''Cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭam'' ([[Vanisource:BG 4.13 (1972)|BG 4.13]]).

That is a chance given, that you can become a ''brāhmin'', you can become a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and you can become the spiritual master of the world. That is the . . . and I think you should take seriously. I am old man. If you, some of you at least, understand this science and take up this science, you become future hope of the . . . this country or the world. That is my request to you, that you should take this chance and become a spiritual master for all the people.</p>
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