So if we keep ourself always in contact with Kṛṣṇa, then we become pious more and more, and as soon as our sinful reaction of life is counteracted by these pious activities, we begin to understand Kṛṣṇa. Yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpam. Without being sinless, nobody can understand Kṛṣṇa. So this process should be continued.
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Without being sinless, nobody can understand Kṛṣṇa.
Lecture on SB 3.28.18 -- Nairobi, October 27, 1975: