fame

One who is famous as the man of Krishna Consciousness has eternal fame. In the material world, everyone is after three things: he wants his name to be perpetuated, he wants his fame to be broadcast all over the world, and he wants some profit out of his material activities. But he does not know that all this material name, fame, and profit belong to this temporary body; and, as soon as the body is finished, all name, fame and profit are finished. Due to ignorance, everyone is after name, fame and profit in connection with this body. But to become very famous in connection with this body, or to become known as a man of spiritually developed consciousness, without any knowledge of the Supreme Spirit, Vishnu, must be deprecated. Real fame is if one attains Krishna Consciousness in this very life.    (More...)