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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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The real purpose of life is how to become detached from this material life. That is perfection. But people are being educated how to become attached. That is the difference between Kṛṣṇa consciousness and so-called human civilization. But the thing can be made easy if we attach our mind to Kṛṣṇa, just like we are actually doing. It is not that we are all liberated person. We have got so many attachment with family, my wife, with country. But along with it, if we try to increase our attachment for Kṛṣṇa, automatically there will be detachment.
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[[Vanisource:760627 - Lecture SB 07.06.11-13 - New Vrindaban, USA|760627 - Lecture SB 07.06.11-13 - New Vrindaban, USA]]
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The basic principle of instruction of Prahlāda Mahārāja began that kaumāram ācaret prājño dharmān bhāgavatān iha ([[Vanisource:SB 7.6.1|SB 7.6.1]]). From the very beginning of life, the children should be educated about bhāgavata-dharma. If they are not educated from the very beginning of life, these are the chances of forgetting. Forgetting means to be subjected to the waves of māyā. There are different phases of māyā. One is attached to the family or he's attached to the animals; one is attached to the country, society, so on, so on. The attachment of this material world, it may be in different names. But the Kṛṣṇa consciousness means detachment. Therefore they are so nicely described here by Prahlāda. The real business is detachment of this material world. So long we'll have a pinch of attachment with this material world enjoyment, there is no possibility of perfection. For that pinch of little attachment, we have to accept a body. Nūnaṁ pramattaḥ kurute vikarma ([[Vanisource:SB 5.5.4|SB 5.5.4]]). And as soon as we get body we become involved with so many things that we are preparing another, next life.

So here the verse is given,

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:yan maithunādi-gṛhamedhi-sukhaṁ hi tucchaṁ
:kaṇḍūyanena karayor iva duḥkha-duḥkham 
:([[Vanisource:SB 7.9.45|SB 7.9.45]])
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The real purpose of life is how to become detached from this material life. That is perfection. But people are being educated how to become attached. That is the difference between Kṛṣṇa consciousness and so-called human civilization. But the thing can be made easy if we attach our mind to Kṛṣṇa, just like we are actually doing. It is not that we are all liberated person. We have got so many attachment with family, my wife, with country. But along with it, if we try to increase our attachment for Kṛṣṇa, automatically there will be detachment. Automatically, without endeavoring separately. Vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.7|SB 1.2.7]]). Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa . . . If we become engaged in bhakti-yoga . . . Bhakti-yoga means,

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:śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ
:smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam
:arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ
:sakhyam ātma-nivedanam 
:([[Vanisource:SB 7.5.23-24|SB 7.5.23]])
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Iti puṁsārpita, all for Kṛṣṇa. Hear about Kṛṣṇa, chant about Kṛṣṇa, śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ, not for others. Hearing and chanting Viṣṇu. Smaranam, remembering Kṛṣṇa. Arcanam, this is arcanam. Vandanam, offering prayers. Dāsyam, to act as His servant, to spread His glories, that is vandanam, dāsyam. Sakhyam, to take Kṛṣṇa as most dear friend. For a friend, one friend can do anything. So dāsyam, sakhyam, ātma-nivedanam. And Bali Mahārāja gave everything for Kṛṣṇa. Bali Mahārāja conquered even up to the heavenly kingdom. So Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu is always in favor of the demigods. They were in difficulty. So Vāmanadeva went to Bali Mahārāja for begging some land. So Bali Mahārāja agreed to give him land. In other words, by trick, Vāmanadeva took everything of Bali Mahārāja. He also gave everything.
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