How do we become better and pure?

We become truly better by realizing God, by renewing the bond and relationship that unites us to Him. But to achieve this purity is required. God being pure, we can only approach him if we become pure ourselves.

That is why the Lord asks us to observe the regulating principles of purity, which forbid eating meat, fish and eggs, playing gambling, having illicit sex outside marriage, use drugs and intoxicants in all their forms, as well as coffee, tea, cigarettes and alcohol.

These immoral activities protect us from perpetual impurity. It is therefore impossible to progress in Krishna consciousness without renouncing it.

By adopting Krishna consciousness or God consciousness, one automatically becomes pure. On the one hand we must observe the regulative principles of purity, and on the other hand we must develop, ever more, our tendency to serve Krishna with love and devotion. In truth, by surrendering oneself totally to Krishna, and by serving him with love and devotion, one becomes pure.

Who does not do all this remains impure, and will fail. It is absolutely necessary to rise to the level of Krishna consciousness, to become truly pure.

Krishna consciousness purifies the intelligence, the mind and the senses. Thus purified, there is little chance that they will be used elsewhere than in the consciousness of God.

The Eternal Sovereign, Krishna, God, the Supreme Person gives us this wise and wonderful advice: “be holy, as I am holy”.

Jesus also gives us the same sublime advice: “Since he who has called you is holy, you too are holy in all your conduct”.

Jesus adds: “If you only greet your brethren, what do you do that is extraordinary, do not the pagans also do the same?

Be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect”.