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Imported quote 17131 Our Krsna consciousness movement is meant for educating everyone to become divine. That is the program. So what is the gain by becoming divine? That is described in the previous verse: daivi sampad vimoksaya [Bg 16.5]. If you become divine and acquire the divine qualities, abhayam sattva-samsuddhiḥ jnana-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ... That is we have discussed already. So if you become divine... There is no impediment to become divine. Simply you have to practice for the post. Just like everyone can become high-court judge. Everyone can become the president of United States. There is no bar. But you have to be qualified. If you qualify yourself, you can become any..., fitted in any position. Similarly, as it is said, to divine, to become daivi, you have to qualify yourself to become divine. How to become divine? That is already described. We have already...
(More...) Imported quote 17601 But because we are fools, that these things are material... It will not stay. On account of ignorance, we are thinking that "This will be very nice," "This will be very nice," "This will be very nice." Kama-karmabhiḥ, creating some kama, desire, and working in that way. Therefore klisyanti. To become Brahma, that is not very easy thing. Brahma is such a big post, very qualified, highly advanced in austerities, penance. He is given... He's also a living entity. Just like in your America, you are also a citizen, and President Nixon or Ford, he's also citizen. But by dint of his ardent labor and diplomacy, this way, tha..., he has captured that post. But he's an ordinary citizen. Just like President Nixon: now he's dragged down; he's no more president. Ordinary citizen. Similarly, if you like you can also become Brahma. Kama-karmabhiḥ.
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