The Words of God
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Sovereign Lord. You should hate material enjoyment and tolerate the duality of joys and sorrows, akin to the seasonal changes between winter and summer. Try to become aware of the miserable condition in which living beings are plunged, which are unhappy even on the higher planetary systems. Seek the truth in a philosophical spirit, then accept all kinds of austerities and penance for devotional service. Give up all efforts aimed at satisfying the senses, and dedicate yourselves to the service of the Lord. Listen to discussions concerning God, the Supreme Person, and always live in contact with holy beings. Glorify the Supreme Lord and regard all beings as spiritually equal. Cast off all hostility, and overcome anger and sorrow. Stop identifying your self with body and home, and get into the habit of reading the scriptures. Live in a secluded place and follow the path that achieves perfect mastery of the vital breath, the mind and the senses. Have total faith in the revealed texts, the holy scriptures, and always respect the vow of continence. Perform the duties prescribed for you and avoid unnecessary talk. As you continually meditate on God the Supreme Person, seek knowledge from a trusted source. By practicing devotional service in this way, you will be able, by dint of patience and enthusiasm, to rise in knowledge and to let go of the false ego [of identification with the body, and of the domination of material nature].

You should, my dear children, act on My advice; be very careful. By the ways I have indicated to you, you will free yourselves from the ignorance linked to the desire to enjoy the fruits of your deeds, and the knot of attachment which encloses your heart will be definitively undone. To progress still further, you should also abandon the means used, that is, you should avoid becoming attached to the process which leads to liberation.

He who reaches the spiritual level realizes at the same time l 'Supreme Being, and therein finds infinite joy. He never grieves, he never longs for anything; he shows himself equal to all beings. He then obtains to serve Me with pure love and devotion.

Whoever earnestly desires to return to God, to his original home, must consider the mercy of the Sovereign Lord as the ultimate good and the primary goal of 'existence. Whether it is a father educating his sons, a spiritual master guiding his disciples, or a king advising his subjects, each one must teach his own as I have done with you. And even if the disciple, the son or the subject sometimes shows himself unable to follow the instructions, it is nevertheless necessary to continue to teach him without getting angry. As for the ignorant who engage in righteous or ungodly acts, they must somehow be involved in devotional service; furthermore, they should always avoid self-serving action. What would be gained by subjecting a disciple, a son or a citizen who is deprived of spiritual vision to karmic activities?

One would act like one who leads a blind man to a deep well and causes him to fall.

May the wise not disturb the ignorant attached to the fruits of their deeds. They should not be encouraged to inaction, but rather to imbue their every act with love

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