You can become the most advanced devotee. There is no hindrance. But they must be trained up as harijana. Not that artificially you simply rubberstamp harijana

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"You can become the most advanced devotee. There is no hindrance. But they must be trained up as harijana. Not that artificially you simply rubberstamp harijana"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

This harijana movement is a farce because they remain the cāmāra and bhangis, and still they are called harijana. The same thing. No locana, but padma-locana. Everyone has got right. You can become the most advanced devotee. There is no hindrance. But they must be trained up as harijana. Not that artificially you simply rubberstamp harijana. Therefore that movement is failure. We have no objection to make anyone . . . Kṛṣṇa says, māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye 'pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ (BG 9.32). Pāpa-yoni, lower class.

761009 - Conversation B - Aligarh

Prabhupāda: Every father loves his son. Therefore this is contradictory. He is blind, but he has called . . .

Surendra Kumar Saigal: He has no locana.

Prabhupāda: And he has called padma-locana. Similarly, this harijana movement is a farce because they remain the cāmāra and bhangis, and still they are called harijana. The same thing. No locana, but padma-locana. Everyone has got right. You can become the most advanced devotee. There is no hindrance. But they must be trained up as harijana. Not that artificially you simply rubberstamp harijana. Therefore that movement is failure. We have no objection to make anyone . . . Kṛṣṇa says, māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye 'pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ (BG 9.32). Pāpa-yoni, lower class. Janma-aiśvarya-śruta-śrī (SB 1.8.26), these four things: to take birth in high-class family, janma; aiśvarya, to become very rich; and śruta, to become very learned scholar; and śrī, beautiful. These four things are there whose background is pious life. Otherwise, not possible. Janmaiśvarya-śruta-śrī.

So those who are just the opposite—means not born in very high class family, not . . . they say "Accident." No, it is not accident. According to śāstra, karmaṇā daiva-netreṇa (SB 3.31.1), there is superior examination. Yamarāja is there. Now, this man is now dead, this soul is now changing body. What kind of body he'll get next? That is judged by the superior authority. Just like in the office a person is promoted. So his record is examined, how he has worked honestly to the interest of the establishment. All this consideration. Then he's given, what is called, increment . . .

Devotee: Promotion.