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How one has become Krsna conscious, these are the symptoms, the brahma-bhutah prasannatma na socati na . . . (BG 18.54). We have to understand by the symptoms

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"How one has become Kṛṣṇa conscious, there are . . . these are the symptoms, the brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na . ." |"We have to understand by the symptoms"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

How one has become Kṛṣṇa conscious, there are . . . these are the symptoms, the brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na . . . (BG 18.54). We have to understand by the symptoms. If somebody says, "I am very rich man," so generally we want to see the symptoms, "Oh, he is very rich man? Oh, he has got this car. He has got this house. He has got this . . ." Then we can understand he is rich man. But if these symptoms are not there, how we can understand that he is rich man? Similarly, Kṛṣṇa consciousness means these are the symptoms, svacchatvam avikāritvaṁ śāntatvam. When you attain these three stages, these symptom, then you are perfectly Kṛṣṇa conscious.

This is perfection, "I am fully satisfied." Svaccha, śānta, no demand. No demand. That is position: no demand. Svāmin kṛtārtho 'smi varaṁ na yāce. This is the highest perfection. That is called svacchatvam avikāritvaṁ śāntatvam. And this śāntatvam cannot be attained unless you become pure devotee and fully dependent on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is the standard of śāntatvam or vasudeva-śabditam. Svacchatvam śāntatvam. Everyone is hankering after śāntatvam, the whole world, because in the material world you cannot be on the platform of śāntatvam. Only on the spiritual platform. And when you are engaged in the service of the Lord, then you will get this position, svacchatvam avikāritvaṁ śāntatvam.

Iti cetasaḥ vṛttibhir lakṣaṇaṁ proktam. How one has become Kṛṣṇa conscious, there are . . . these are the symptoms, the brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na . . . (BG 18.54). We have to understand by the symptoms. If somebody says, "I am very rich man," so generally we want to see the symptoms, "Oh, he is very rich man? Oh, he has got this car. He has got this house. He has got this . . ." Then we can understand he is rich man. But if these symptoms are not there, how we can understand that he is rich man? Similarly, Kṛṣṇa consciousness means these are the symptoms, svacchatvam avikāritvaṁ śāntatvam. When you attain these three stages, these symptom, then you are perfectly Kṛṣṇa conscious.

Page Title:How one has become Krsna conscious, these are the symptoms, the brahma-bhutah prasannatma na socati na . . . (BG 18.54). We have to understand by the symptoms
Compiler:Soham
Created:2024-01-09, 08:21:36.000
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
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