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In the Vedānta-sūtras, which you have certainly read, the fourth chapter, adhikaraṇa 4, sūtra 22, states By devotional service, by understanding well the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one can go to His abode
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“One who engages in full devotional service, unfailing in all circumstances, at once transcends the modes
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“One who engages in the spiritual activities of unalloyed devotional service at once transcends the modes
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That is, without references to śruti, smṛti, Purāṇas, and Pañcarātras, unadulterated devotional service Therefore, anyone who shows a devotional ecstasy without reference to the śāstras [Vedic scriptures]
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How will they understand the mellows of devotional service?
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attached to the sensual material conception of life, but this conception can be removed at once by devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If we adopt the principles of devotional service, we can become transcendental to the material conceptions This stage is obtainable only by devotional service and nothing else. Most spiritual endeavors are tinged with the colors of materialism, but pure devotional service is transcendental
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“One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down under any circumstance, at once transcends
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material desires or motives within himself, and for fulfillment of such desires he engages himself in devotional service, the result will be that he will never get pure love of God. If one is thinking, “I am engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service, because I want If one has a motive, even though he discharges his devotional duty, he still will not be able to reach Pure devotion is devoid of all desires – it is simply to render loving service for its own sake.
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In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me.” [Bhagavad-gītā 18.54]
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Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes that to attain unalloyed love of Kṛṣṇa one has to execute devotional service The highest perfectional stage of unalloyed devotion is to be free from all material desires, all mental The basic principle of unalloyed devotion is that one cannot maintain any desire other than to become One has to cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness favorably, and that means to execute service by which Kṛṣṇa The law of action and reaction in the material world is called karma, but devotional service transcends
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Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that if one really wants love of God, then one has to follow the process of pure devotional service. This is the definition of pure devotional service. Hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanam. If someone says, “I am always thinking of Kṛṣṇa,” that is not pure devotional service.
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Ahaituky apratihatā: devotional service, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, cannot be checked.