Category:Becoming Godly
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that while the living entity can never become God (the infinite Supreme), the goal of human life is to become Godly. To be godly means to possess the qualities of God in minute degree—up to 78% of the Lord's attributes. The analysis of these quotes reveals that the primary method for this transformation is association. Just as an iron rod becomes fiery by staying in the fire, the soul becomes godly by keeping in constant touch with God. This contact is established primarily through the "sound incarnation"—the chanting of the holy names. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that this is a gradual process of training and purification that saves the soul from degrading into a "dog" mentality in the next life.
- The Definition of Godly: "Godly means servant of God." It is the state of having revived one's original spiritual nature.
- The Iron Rod Analogy: By association with the fire (God), the iron rod (the soul) takes on the qualities of fire (heat and light). Similarly, by chanting, one becomes godly.
- Training and Association: Godliness is not automatic; it requires training ("rules and regulations") and good association ("good society"). Without this, one tends toward the demonic.
- Universal Access: This perfection is open to all—men, women, and children. Everyone has the right to become godly and return home.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Associate with God to Become Godly.
Pages in category "Becoming Godly"
The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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- By performance of yajna, the conditioned souls gradually become Krsna conscious and become godly in all respects. BG 1972 purports
- By the symptoms, how God is acting, how His energies are spread all over the world, if you study the energy of God, then you can see God, you can feel God, you can associate with God, and you become godly, or purified
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- If one becomes Krsna conscious, then he becomes qualified with all godly attributes. That I have explained, that if you be in touch with God, then you become godly. That is the test
- If you associate with this transcendental incarnation, sound incarnation of God, then you will be gradually godly. You will be godly. You can become godly with God's association, not by any other material, extraneous thing. No
- If you simply keep yourself touch with God by this vibration of transcendental sound, gradually you become godly
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- The living being can never possess attributes like Siva, Visnu or Lord Krsna. A living being can become godly by developing the seventy-eight-percent transcendental attributes in fullness, but he can never become a God like Siva, Visnu or Krsna
- The Mayavadis are trying to become God, but that is impossible. Let them try to become godly. Godly means "servant of God." That will make them perfect
- There are so many rules and regulations just to train a man to become godly. They are not superstitious or superfluous
- This is very essential, to have good society. A man may be very innocent, and if he is given chance for good society, he becomes a godly man. And if he's given inferior society, then he becomes a demon
- To become a demigod or to become godly, whatever one's occupation, one must satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead