Portal to Divinity - The Path to Becoming Sinless
The journey toward self-realization requires a solid foundation in moral and spiritual purity. Śrīla Prabhupāda teaches that according to the Vedic system, we must all strive toward the goal of becoming sinless, as God is the purest of the pure. Just as an impure living entity cannot enter a sterile environment, one must be completely cleansed of material contamination to enter the kingdom of God. This article examines the practical steps and the philosophical necessity of achieving a state where one is no longer attracted to sinful activities.
Scientific Necessity of Purity
Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that spiritual perception is not a matter of sentiment but of qualification. He emphasizes that there is no possibility of understanding God unless we first become sinless. This platform of understanding is the "portal" through which a person can experience the indwelling of the Lord. Regardless of one's profession or social standing, the first proposal of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is that a person should become sinless to make their life successful.
- According to Vedic system we should be sinless. Unless we become sinless, there is no possibility of understanding God. That is not possible.
- Oh, yes, certainly (he will experience the indwelling of God when one becomes sinless). That is the platform of understanding God.
- Business or whatever nonsense it may be, but our first proposal is that you become sinless.
- It is not religion. It is a question of becoming sinless. Every religion will say that you become sinless. Every religion.
Four Pillars of Regulation
To reach a state where one becomes sinless, one must actively avoid the activities that anchor the soul to material suffering. Śrīla Prabhupāda identifies the essence of sinful life as illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication, and gambling. By observing these four prohibitory injunctions and chanting at least sixteen rounds of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, a person becomes immediately purified. However, he warns against the grave offense of using the power of the holy name as a license to commit further sins, as one must be very careful to maintain their pure status.
- First of all try to become sinless: no illicit sex life, no intoxication, no meat-eating, no gambling. Observe these four regulative principles and chant Hare Krsna mantra as far as possible, at least sixteen rounds.
- To become completely sinless you have to begin with these four prohibitory injunctions, or avoid sinful activities like illicit sex, meat-eating, smoking, intoxication and gambling.
- You must be very careful. We have selected, summarized the essence of sinful activities is illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication, and gambling. This is the essence. If you save yourself from these four principles, then you become sinless.
- The most offensive is that - Krsna... By chanting Hare Krsna mantra, I become sinless. So in the morning let me do, or in the, at night, let me do all sinful activities.
Role of Mercy and Guidance
Achieving perfection through personal effort can be difficult, but Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the Lord offers full freedom in the path toward becoming sinless. If a person finds themselves unable to succeed by their own strength, they can simply surrender to God, who will help them become sinless. Furthermore, it is the duty of gurus, parents, and the government to provide the necessary training and education so that citizens can be rescued from the animal condition and raised to the platform of knowledge and peace.
- Either you try to become sinless by your efforts, but if you think that you are unable, then you simply surrender to God, and He will help you.
- To approach God, either you become sinless by your own efforts or you simply surrender unto God, and He will help you to become sinless. Whichever you like. He is giving full freedom.
- It is the duty of the guru, the duty of the parents, duty of the government to train people in such a way that they may become pious, sinless.
- We have to become sinless before going back to home, back to Godhead. Because kingdom of God ... God is pure, the kingdom is pure. No impure living entity can enter there.
Conclusion
The successful completion of the human mission is found in becoming sinless and making friendship with God. Śrīla Prabhupāda teaches that by increasing our chanting and hearing process, and by strictly adhering to the regulative principles, we naturally become wise and our endeavors know perfection. This state of purity is the only way to cross the threshold into the spiritual world. By becoming sinless, we leave behind the disturbed state of the world and enter a life of perpetual bliss and service in the presence of the Absolute Truth.
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