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Imported quote 15626 Unless one is disgusted with the enjoyment of this material world, he cannot aspire for liberation. Liberation is for one who is disgusted with material enjoyment. Vedanta-sūtra says, therefore, athato brahma-jijnasa: Those who have given up the attempt to be happy in this material world can inquire about the Absolute Truth. For those who want to know the Absolute Truth, the Vedanta-sūtra is available, as is Srimad-Bhagavatam, the actual explanation of Vedanta-sūtra. Since Bhagavad-gita is also Vedanta-sūtra, by understanding Srimad-Bhagavatam, Vedanta-sūtra or Bhagavad-gita one can obtain real knowledge. When one obtains real knowledge, he becomes theoretically one with the Supreme, and when he actually begins the service of Brahman, or Krsna consciousness, he is not only liberated but situated in his spiritual life. Similarly, for those who want to lord it over material nature, there are so many departments of material enjoyment; material knowledge and material science are available, and the Lord provides for persons who want to enjoy them. The conclusion is that one should worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead for any benediction. The word kama-varsam is very significant, for it indicates that He satisfies the desires of anyone who approaches Him. But one who sincerely loves Krsna and yet wants material enjoyment is in perplexity. Krsna, being very kind towards him, gives him an opportunity to engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, and so he gradually forgets the hallucination.
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