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“Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature and My supreme dominion over all that be.” (Bg. 9.11) We have a chance to know about Krṣṇa provided we read the right literature under the right direction, and if we simply know what the nature of God is, then by understanding this one fact alone we become liberated. It is not possible in our human condition to understand the Absolute Supreme Personality of Godhead completely, but with the help of  Bhagavad-gītā , the statements given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and of the spiritual master, we can know Him to the best of our capacity. If we can know Him in reality, then immediately after leaving this body we can enter into the kingdom of God. Krṣṇa says,  tyaktvā deham punar janma na eti māmetī kaunteya : “After leaving this body, one who is in knowledge does not come again to this material world, for he enters into the spiritual world and comes to Me.” (Bg. 4.9)
The purpose of our Krṣṇa consciousness movement is to propagate this advanced scientific idea to people in general, and the process is very simple. Simply by chanting the holy names of God—Hare Krṣṇa, Hare Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa Krṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare—one cleanses the dirt from his heart and gains understanding that he is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord and that it is his duty to serve Him. This process is very pleasant: we chant the Hare Krṣṇa  mantra , we dance rhythmically, and we eat nice  prasādam . While enjoying this life, we are preparing
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to enter into the kingdom of God in our next life. This is not a fabrication—it is all factual. Although to a layman this appears to be a fabrication, Krṣṇa reveals Himself from within to one who is serious about God realization. Both Krṣṇa and the spiritual master help the sincere soul. The spiritual master is the external manifestation of God, who is situated in everyone’s heart as Supersoul. For one who is very serious about understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Supersoul immediately renders assistance by directing him to a bona fide spiritual master. In this way the spiritual candidate is helped from within and without.
According to the  Bhāgavata Purāṇa , the Supreme Truth is realized in three stages. First there is impersonal Brahman or the impersonal Absolute; then the Paramātmā or localized aspect of Brahman. The neutron of the atom may be taken as the representation of Paramātmā, who also enters into the atom. This is described in the  Brahma-saṁhitā . But ultimately the Supreme Divine Being is realized as the supreme all-attractive person (Krṣṇa) with full and inconceivable potencies of opulence, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. These six potencies are fully exhibited by Śrī Rāma and Śrī Krṣṇa when They descend before human beings. Only a section of human beings—the unalloyed devotees—can recognize Krṣṇa on the authority of revealed scriptures, but others are bewildered by the influence of material energy. The Absolute Truth is therefore the Absolute Person who has no equal or competitor. The impersonal Brahman rays are the