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Mystic Powers Are Not True Achievement, Pure Devotion Fulfills Every Need

📅 January 17, 1976 📍 Mayapur ⏱ 21 min
True perfection lies in pure Krishna consciousness, not in fleeting mystic powers or material achievements.
Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca

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Devotee (1): "...Sanat Kumāras were going to Vaikuṇṭha to visit Lord Viṣṇu. They were stopped at the door by the doorkeepers, Jaya and Vijaya. But specifically, the Supreme Lord cannot be seen by ordinary eyes. But He can now become visible to the eyesight of the Kumāras.

Another significant word is samādhi-vākyam. Meditators who are very fortunate see the Viṣṇu form of the Lord within their hearts by following the yoga process. But to see Him eye to eye is a different matter. It is only possible for pure devotees.

The Kumāras therefore, before seeing the Lord..." [break] Bhavānanda: ...āratika?

Prabhupāda: No. No. That... Bhavānanda: They have kīrtanas...

Prabhupāda: Going on. Bhavānanda: Yes. [break] Devotee (1): They could see the Lord face to face?

Prabhupāda: Yes. Dhruva Mahārāja saw face to face. [break] Sudāmā: ...factured this in Hawaii. [break]

Prabhupāda: So then the chance is lost. Repeatedly Kṛṣṇa is saying, "You give up all this habit. Just become Kṛṣṇa conscious. Sarva-dharmān..." Nobody will hear.

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