Become Qualified to See Krishna Face to Face

One does not have to leave his present body and go back to Godhead to achieve spiritual perfection. If one fully takes advantage of the association of pure devotees, he can completely free himself from all material contamination and become a liberated soul even in his present body fully qualified to see Krishna face to face. In this regard Srila Prabhupada explains as follows in his book Raja Vidya:

"Although all beings in the universe are resting in Krishna's energy, still they are not in Him. Krishna is maintaining all living entities, and His energy is all-pervading, yet He is elsewhere. This is Krishna's inconceivable mystic power. He is everywhere, yet He is aloof from everything. We can perceive his energy, but we cannot see Him because He cannot be seen with material eyes. However, when we develop our spiritual qualities, we sanctify our senses so that even within this energy we can see Him. Electricity, for instance, is everywhere, and an electrician is capable of utilizing it. Similarly, the energy of the Supreme Lord is everywhere, and when we become transcendentally situated, we can see God eye to eye everywhere. That spiritualization of the senses is possible through devotional service and love of God."

Therefore we should fully take advantage of this process of Krishna consciousness and become qualified to see Krishna face to face as soon as possible. This is real intelligence.

Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture-21 April 2017
ISKCON New Vedic Cultural Center-Pune, India

Sankarshan Das Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture-Pune, India

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: What is a Philosopher?

Dear Srila Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

What is a philosopher?

Sincerely,

Joe

Answer: A Vaisnava Philosopher Has Full Knowledge of God

A Vaisnava philosopher is someone who is in full knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Because of his full knowledge he finds no disturbance even in the material energy. This is because he knows how to utilize the material energy for the service of the Lord. In the government, the criminal department and civil department may appear different in the eyes of the citizens, but in the eyes of the government both departments are one and the same. The criminal department is troublesome for the criminal but not for the obedient citizen. Similarly, this material energy is troublesome for the conditioned soul, but it has nothing to do with the liberated souls who are engaged in the service of the Lord.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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