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<div id="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is" class="section" sec_index="0" parent="compilation" text="Bhagavad-gita As It Is"><h2>Bhagavad-gita As It Is</h2>
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<div id="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is" text="BG Chapters 1 - 6"><h3>BG Chapters 1 - 6</h3>
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<div id="BG647_0" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="264" link="BG 6.47" link_text="BG 6.47">
<div class="heading">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 6.47 (1972)|BG 6.47, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">This stage of highest perfection in yoga can be attained only by bhakti-yoga, as is confirmed in all Vedic literature:</p>
:yasya deve parā bhaktir
:yathā deve tathā gurau
:tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ
:prakāśante mahātmanaḥ
<p>"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed." (ŚU 6.23)</p>
<p>Bhaktir asya bhajanaṁ tad ihāmutropādhi-nairāsyenāmuṣmin manaḥ-kalpanam, etad eva naiṣkarmyam. "Bhakti means devotional service to the Lord which is free from desire for material profit, either in this life or in the next. Devoid of such inclinations, one should fully absorb the mind in the Supreme. That is the purpose of naiṣkarmya." (Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad 1.15)</p>
<p>These are some of the means for performance of bhakti, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the highest perfectional stage of the yoga system.</p>
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<div id="Srimad-Bhagavatam" class="section" sec_index="1" parent="compilation" text="Srimad-Bhagavatam"><h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<div id="SB_Canto_3" class="sub_section" sec_index="3" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 3"><h3>SB Canto 3</h3>
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<div id="SB31625_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="655" link="SB 3.16.25" link_text="SB 3.16.25">
<div class="heading">It is said that anyone who has implicit faith in the service of the Lord, or who actually engages in transcendental loving service, has all the good qualities of the demigods. Therefore, a devotee cannot be at fault.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.16.25|SB 3.16.25, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The sages, the four Kumāras, now reject their cursing of the two doorkeepers, Jaya and Vijaya, because they are now conscious that persons who engage in the service of the Lord cannot be at fault at any stage. It is said that anyone who has implicit faith in the service of the Lord, or who actually engages in transcendental loving service, has all the good qualities of the demigods. Therefore, a devotee cannot be at fault.</p>
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<div id="SB32413_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="970" link="SB 3.24.13" link_text="SB 3.24.13">
<div class="heading">This is confirmed in the Upaniṣads: the import of Vedic instruction is revealed automatically only to one who has implicit faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead and in his spiritual master.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.24.13|SB 3.24.13, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">As a man cannot separate his life from his body, a disciple cannot separate the order of the spiritual master from his life. If a disciple follows the instruction of the spiritual master in that way, he is sure to become perfect. This is confirmed in the Upaniṣads: the import of Vedic instruction is revealed automatically only to one who has implicit faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead and in his spiritual master.</p>
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<div id="SB_Canto_4" class="sub_section" sec_index="4" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 4"><h3>SB Canto 4</h3>
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<div id="SB4625_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="199" link="SB 4.6.25" link_text="SB 4.6.25">
<div class="heading">Such a pure devotee, who has implicit faith in the lotus feet of the Lord, can create sacred places in any part of the world where he decides to remain.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.6.25|SB 4.6.25, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Anyone who is fixed in the service of the lotus feet of Govinda is called tīrtha-pāda; he does not need to travel on various pilgrimages, for he can enjoy all the benefits of such travel simply by engaging in the service of the lotus feet of the Lord. Such a pure devotee, who has implicit faith in the lotus feet of the Lord, can create sacred places in any part of the world where he decides to remain.</p>
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<div id="SB42865_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1233" link="SB 4.28.65" link_text="SB 4.28.65">
<div class="heading">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.28.65|SB 4.28.65, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed." In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad it is said, ācāryavān puruṣo veda: "One who approaches a bona fide spiritual master can understand everything about spiritual realization."</p>
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<div id="SB_Canto_6" class="sub_section" sec_index="6" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 6"><h3>SB Canto 6</h3>
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<div id="SB6149_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_6" book="SB" index="45" link="SB 6.1.49" link_text="SB 6.1.49">
<div class="heading">"Unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 6.1.49|SB 6.1.49, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically revealed." The Vedas enjoin, tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet: (MU 1.2.12) one must approach a spiritual master who has full knowledge of the Vedas and be faithfully directed by him in order to become a devotee of the Lord.</p>
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<div id="SB_Canto_7" class="sub_section" sec_index="7" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 7"><h3>SB Canto 7</h3>
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<div id="SB7532_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_7" book="SB" index="208" link="SB 7.5.32" link_text="SB 7.5.32">
<div class="heading">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 7.5.32|SB 7.5.32, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."</p>
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<div id="SB7717_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_7" book="SB" index="271" link="SB 7.7.17" link_text="SB 7.7.17">
<div class="heading">"Unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 7.7.17|SB 7.7.17, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically revealed."</p>
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<div id="SB7729_2" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_7" book="SB" index="282" link="SB 7.7.29" link_text="SB 7.7.29">
<div class="heading">"Unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 7.7.29|SB 7.7.29, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically revealed." (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.23) One must accept the pure devotee, the representative of God, as one's guru and then offer him all the respects one would offer the Supreme Personality of Godhead.</p>
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<div id="SB71528_3" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_7" book="SB" index="644" link="SB 7.15.28" link_text="SB 7.15.28">
<div class="heading">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of the Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 7.15.28|SB 7.15.28, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of the Vedic knowledge automatically revealed." (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.23) It is further stated, tuṣyeyaṁ sarva-bhūtātmā guru-śuśrūṣayā and taranty añjo bhavārṇavam. Simply by rendering service to the spiritual master, one crosses the ocean of nescience and returns home, back to Godhead.</p>
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<div id="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" class="section" sec_index="2" parent="compilation" text="Sri Caitanya-caritamrta"><h2>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</h2>
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<div id="CC_Adi-lila" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" text="CC Adi-lila"><h3>CC Adi-lila</h3>
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<div id="CCAdi79596_0" class="quote" parent="CC_Adi-lila" book="CC" index="1040" link="CC Adi 7.95-96" link_text="CC Adi 7.95-96">
<div class="heading">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Adi 7.95-96|CC Adi 7.95-96, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed." This Vedic injunction is very important, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu supported it by His personal behavior.</p>
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<div id="CC_Madhya-lila" class="sub_section" sec_index="2" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" text="CC Madhya-lila"><h3>CC Madhya-lila</h3>
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<div id="CCMadhya998_0" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="1814" link="CC Madhya 9.98" link_text="CC Madhya 9.98">
<div class="heading">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 9.98|CC Madhya 9.98, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."</p>
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<div id="CCMadhya9102_1" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="1818" link="CC Madhya 9.102" link_text="CC Madhya 9.102">
<div class="heading">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 9.102|CC Madhya 9.102, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."</p>
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<div id="CCMadhya1151_2" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="2320" link="CC Madhya 11.51" link_text="CC Madhya 11.51">
<div class="heading">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 11.51|CC Madhya 11.51, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."</p>
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<div id="CCMadhya1238_3" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="2548" link="CC Madhya 12.38" link_text="CC Madhya 12.38">
<div class="heading">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 12.38|CC Madhya 12.38, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."</p>
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<div id="Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada" class="section" sec_index="3" parent="compilation" text="Other Books by Srila Prabhupada"><h2>Other Books by Srila Prabhupada</h2>
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<div id="Nectar_of_Devotion" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada" text="Nectar of Devotion"><h3>Nectar of Devotion</h3>
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<div id="NOD1_0" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion" book="OB" index="5" link="NOD 1" link_text="Nectar of Devotion 1">
<div class="heading">It is implicit in this statement that a person born into a family of dog-eaters is generally not fit for performing yajña, or sacrifice.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:NOD 1|Nectar of Devotion 1]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Devotional service therefore has the power to actually nullify all kinds of reactions to sinful deeds. A devotee is nevertheless always alert not to commit any sinful activities; this is his specific qualification as a devotee. Thus Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam states that by performing devotional service a person who was born even in a family of dog-eaters may become eligible to take part in the performance of the ritualistic ceremonies recommended in the Vedas. It is implicit in this statement that a person born into a family of dog-eaters is generally not fit for performing yajña, or sacrifice. The priestly caste in charge of performing these ritualistic ceremonies recommended in the Vedas is called the brāhmaṇa order. Unless one is a brāhmaṇa, he cannot perform these ceremonies.</p>
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<div id="Krsna_The_Supreme_Personality_of_Godhead" class="sub_section" sec_index="4" parent="Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada" text="Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead"><h3>Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead</h3>
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<div id="KB90_0" class="quote" parent="Krsna,_The_Supreme_Personality_of_Godhead" book="OB" index="94" link="KB 90" link_text="Krsna Book 90">
<div class="heading">Because of their implicit faith in and devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa, they were never defeated by any other kings.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:KB 90|Krsna Book 90]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">When Kṛṣṇa appeared, He came in the association of His eternal servitors, but some of the demigods also were requested to come down to assist Him, and thus they took their births in the Yadu dynasty. The Yadu dynasty had 101 clans in different parts of the country. All the members of these different clans respected Lord Kṛṣṇa in a manner befitting His divine position, and all of them were His devotees heart and soul. Thus all the members of the Yadu dynasty were very opulent, happy and prosperous, and they had no anxieties. Because of their implicit faith in and devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa, they were never defeated by any other kings. Their love for Kṛṣṇa was so intense that in their regular activities—in sitting, sleeping, traveling, talking, sporting, cleansing, bathing—they were simply absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa and paid no attention to bodily necessities. That is the symptom of a pure devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa.</p>
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<div id="Renunciation_Through_Wisdom" class="sub_section" sec_index="5" parent="Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada" text="Renunciation Through Wisdom"><h3>Renunciation Through Wisdom</h3>
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<div id="RTW42_0" class="quote" parent="Renunciation_Through_Wisdom" book="OB" index="34" link="RTW 4.2" link_text="Renunciation Through Wisdom 4.2">
<div class="heading">Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically revealed.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:RTW 4.2|Renunciation Through Wisdom 4.2]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically revealed.</p>
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<div id="Lectures" class="section" sec_index="4" parent="compilation" text="Lectures"><h2>Lectures</h2>
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<div id="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="2" parent="Lectures" text="Nectar of Devotion Lectures"><h3>Nectar of Devotion Lectures</h3>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionVrndavanaNovember61972_0" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="34" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 6, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 6, 1972">
<div class="heading">It is implicit in this statement that a person born into a family of dog-eaters is generally not fit for performing yajña, or sacrifice.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 6, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 6, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Devotional service therefore has the power to actually nullify all kinds of reactions to sinful deeds. A devotee is nevertheless always alert not to commit any sinful activities; this is his specific qualification as a devotee. Thus the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam states that by performing devotional service a person who was born even in a family of dog-eaters may become eligible to take part in the performance of the ritualistic ceremonies recommended in the Vedas. It is implicit in this statement that a person born into a family of dog-eaters is generally not fit for performing yajña, or sacrifice.</p>
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<div id="Festival_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="6" parent="Lectures" text="Festival Lectures"><h3>Festival Lectures</h3>
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<div id="RathayatraSanFranciscoJuly51970_0" class="quote" parent="Festival_Lectures" book="Lec" index="11" link="Ratha-yatra -- San Francisco, July 5, 1970" link_text="Ratha-yatra -- San Francisco, July 5, 1970">
<div class="heading">So in this material world we are part and parcel of God, Jagannātha, and we are under the auspicious protection of Subhadrā, and we have got, I mean to say, implicitly the spiritual strength.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Ratha-yatra -- San Francisco, July 5, 1970|Ratha-yatra -- San Francisco, July 5, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">When the spirit is out of this body, then the body is matter only. Just like in your Bible also it is said, "Dust thou art, dust thou be-est." That dust is this body but not this spirit soul. So in this material world we are part and parcel of God, Jagannātha, and we are under the auspicious protection of Subhadrā, and we have got, I mean to say, implicitly the spiritual strength. In the Vedic literature you will find, nāyam ātmā bala-hīnena labhyo. Bala, bala means this Balarāma, the spiritual strength. The spiritual realization can be achieved by the grace of Lord Balarāma.</p>
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<div id="Initiation_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="8" parent="Lectures" text="Initiation Lectures"><h3>Initiation Lectures</h3>
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<div id="GayatriMantraInitiationBostonMay91968_0" class="quote" parent="Initiation_Lectures" book="Lec" index="22" link="Gayatri Mantra Initiation -- Boston, May 9, 1968" link_text="Gayatri Mantra Initiation -- Boston, May 9, 1968">
<div class="heading">So if anyone who has got implicit faith in the spiritual master and also in God, to him all the imports of Vedic literature becomes revealed.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Gayatri Mantra Initiation -- Boston, May 9, 1968|Gayatri Mantra Initiation -- Boston, May 9, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This is Upaniṣads' injunction. So if anyone who has got implicit faith in the spiritual master and also in God, to him all the imports of Vedic literature becomes revealed, becomes revealed. That is spiritual way of understanding. So, if one has a bona fide spiritual master to guide, then his life is guaranteed to be perfect. This is the way.</p>
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<div id="Philosophy_Discussions" class="sub_section" sec_index="13" parent="Lectures" text="Philosophy Discussions"><h3>Philosophy Discussions</h3>
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<div id="PhilosophyDiscussiononImmanuelKant_0" class="quote" parent="Philosophy_Discussions" book="Lec" index="3" link="Philosophy Discussion on Immanuel Kant" link_text="Philosophy Discussion on Immanuel Kant">
<div class="heading">Therefore we should implicitly, blindly follow the orders of Kṛṣṇa or His representative. That is moral.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Philosophy Discussion on Immanuel Kant|Philosophy Discussion on Immanuel Kant]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Not moral command—the supreme command. What is moral for you, it may be immoral for others. One man's food is another man's poison. So therefore Kṛṣṇa says to Yudhiṣṭhira, "Go and tell lies." That is moral. Kṛṣṇa says to Arjuna, "What is this nonsense? You fight. Kill them." That is moral. So moral means to obey Kṛṣṇa's order, God's order. That is morality. You cannot create morality. You are imperfect. Your senses are imperfect. You do not know what is actually moral. Therefore we should implicitly, blindly follow the orders  of Kṛṣṇa or His representative. That is moral.</p>
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<div id="PhilosophyDiscussiononImmanuelKant_1" class="quote" parent="Philosophy_Discussions" book="Lec" index="3" link="Philosophy Discussion on Immanuel Kant" link_text="Philosophy Discussion on Immanuel Kant">
<div class="heading">Suppose if I say that "You do this," just like Kṛṣṇa says that "You go and say Droṇācārya." So unless he has got implicit faith... Yudhiṣṭhira was lacking that implicit faith. Therefore he said, "How can I say such lies?"
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Philosophy Discussion on Immanuel Kant|Philosophy Discussion on Immanuel Kant]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Yes. Suppose if I say that "You do this," just like Kṛṣṇa says that "You go and say Droṇācārya." So unless he has got implicit faith... Yudhiṣṭhira was lacking that implicit faith. Therefore he said, "How can I say such lies?" But Arjuna is better than Yudhiṣṭhira. He thought that "Although I am thinking it is very moral not to kill my relatives, but Kṛṣṇa likes it, I must do it." That's all.</p>
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<div id="Correspondence" class="section" sec_index="6" parent="compilation" text="Correspondence"><h2>Correspondence</h2>
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<div id="1968_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="3" parent="Correspondence" text="1968 Correspondence"><h3>1968 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoHayagrivaLosAngeles15January1968_0" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="13" link="Letter to Hayagriva -- Los Angeles 15 January, 1968" link_text="Letter to Hayagriva -- Los Angeles 15 January, 1968">
<div class="heading">It is clearly stated in the Upanisads that one who has implicit faith in God as well as in the Spiritual Master, to him only the import of Vedic literature is revealed.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Hayagriva -- Los Angeles 15 January, 1968|Letter to Hayagriva -- Los Angeles 15 January, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Rayarama may not be as qualified as you are, but his one qualification that he is fully surrendered to Krishna and his Spiritual Master is the first class recommendation for his editing any one of our literatures, because editing of Vedic literatures does not depend on academic education. It is clearly stated in the Upanisads that one who has implicit faith in God as well as in the Spiritual Master, to him only the import of Vedic literature is revealed.</p>
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<div id="LettertoAniruddhaLosAngeles14November1968_1" class="quote" parent="1968_Correspondence" book="Let" index="420" link="Letter to Aniruddha -- Los Angeles 14 November, 1968" link_text="Letter to Aniruddha -- Los Angeles 14 November, 1968">
<div class="heading">On the other hand, a humble devotee who may not be a great sage, but simply by his implicit acceptance of the Lotus Feet of the Lord as the goal of his life means that he is under the protection of yogamaya.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Aniruddha -- Los Angeles 14 November, 1968|Letter to Aniruddha -- Los Angeles 14 November, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Because it is a fact that nobody can be equal or greater than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and as such, anyone desiring to become one with the Supreme means that he is still in the trap of maya. On the other hand, a humble devotee who may not be a great sage, but simply by his implicit acceptance of the Lotus Feet of the Lord as the goal of his life means that he is under the protection of yogamaya. I think this will clear the idea.</p>
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<div id="1969_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="4" parent="Correspondence" text="1969 Correspondence"><h3>1969 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoBrahmanandaLosAngeles17February1969_0" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="126" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969">
<div class="heading">I am pleased that you are willing to take charge of the printing of my books. Krishna has desired like that, so you try to execute this implicit order of Krishna.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 17 February, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So you and Gargamuni take charge of distributing the books, and you study other methods of how to do this. If distribution of my books is fixed up then my life is fixed up in your country for the remaining days of my present body. Please therefore do it seriously. I am pleased that you are willing to take charge of the printing of my books. Krishna has desired like that, so you try to execute this implicit order of Krishna.</p>
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<div id="LettertoUddhavaLosAngeles27February1969_1" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="152" link="Letter to Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 February, 1969" link_text="Letter to Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 February, 1969">
<div class="heading">That is the sublime philosophy of Krishna Consciousness understanding; implicit faith in Krishna and Spiritual Master.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 February, 1969|Letter to Uddhava -- Los Angeles 27 February, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I thank you very much for your simple philosophy of following the instructions of your Spiritual Master. That is the sublime philosophy of Krishna Consciousness understanding; implicit faith in Krishna and Spiritual Master. This will make your steady progress towards the Ultimate Goal of back to Home, back to Godhead.</p>
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<div id="LettertoArundhatiLosAngeles10July1969_2" class="quote" parent="1969_Correspondence" book="Let" index="430" link="Letter to Arundhati -- Los Angeles 10 July, 1969" link_text="Letter to Arundhati -- Los Angeles 10 July, 1969">
<div class="heading">It is ordained in the Vedas that a person who has got implicit faith in Krishna and the Spiritual Master, to such person the real import of the Vedas is revealed.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Arundhati -- Los Angeles 10 July, 1969|Letter to Arundhati -- Los Angeles 10 July, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to thank you for your letter dated July 7, 1969, and I have noted the contents. I know you are a very sincere devotee girl, and Krishna will bless you more and more because your qualifications are quite on the standard line. It is ordained in the Vedas that a person who has got implicit faith in Krishna and the Spiritual Master, to such person the real import of the Vedas is revealed.</p>
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<div id="1970_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="5" parent="Correspondence" text="1970 Correspondence"><h3>1970 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoJananivasaCalcutta29September1970_0" class="quote" parent="1970_Correspondence" book="Let" index="535" link="Letter to Jananivasa -- Calcutta 29 September, 1970" link_text="Letter to Jananivasa -- Calcutta 29 September, 1970">
<div class="heading">All our literatures are for guiding you in your successful prosecution of Krsna Consciousness, so follow these instructions of mine implicitly and your perfection of life in Krsna's service is guaranteed and you will have the spiritual strength for attracting and training others in this bhakti cult.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jananivasa -- Calcutta 29 September, 1970|Letter to Jananivasa -- Calcutta 29 September, 1970]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am very glad to know that you are going on with your work undaunted in spite of police harassment. Now you are seven devotees there, so please see that everything is done regularly and strictly to the standard devotional practice. All our literatures are for guiding you in your successful prosecution of Krsna Consciousness, so follow these instructions of mine implicitly and your perfection of life in Krsna's service is guaranteed and you will have the spiritual strength for attracting and training others in this bhakti cult.</p>
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<div id="1974_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="9" parent="Correspondence" text="1974 Correspondence"><h3>1974 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoLilasaktiBombay5November1974_0" class="quote" parent="1974_Correspondence" book="Let" index="544" link="Letter to Lilasakti -- Bombay 5 November, 1974" link_text="Letter to Lilasakti -- Bombay 5 November, 1974">
<div class="heading">We do not speculate on what Krishna says but we follow whatever He says implicitly. I also follow this process.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Lilasakti -- Bombay 5 November, 1974|Letter to Lilasakti -- Bombay 5 November, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I am glad to see that you are advancing in Krishna consciousness by this worship of the Deity. This is the practical application to what we find stated in the Bhagavad-gita, man manah bhava mad bhakto, mad yaji mam namaskuru. We do not speculate on what Krishna says but we follow whatever He says implicitly. I also follow this process.</p>
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<div id="1976_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="11" parent="Correspondence" text="1976 Correspondence"><h3>1976 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoJagannathasutaNewDelhi28August1976_0" class="quote" parent="1976_Correspondence" book="Let" index="472" link="Letter to Jagannatha-suta -- New Delhi 28 August, 1976" link_text="Letter to Jagannatha-suta -- New Delhi 28 August, 1976">
<div class="heading">"Only unto those great souls who simultaneously have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of the Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jagannatha-suta -- New Delhi 28 August, 1976|Letter to Jagannatha-suta -- New Delhi 28 August, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The more you give service to Krsna, the more you become advanced. Yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurau tasyaite kathita hyarthah prakasante mahatmanah (ŚU 6.23), "Only unto those great souls who simultaneously have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of the Vedic knowledge automatically revealed." This is the secret of success.</p>
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