The Three Modes of Nature
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ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  They are above goodness! Śuddha-sattva. The devotees are not in this material world. They are in the spiritual world. That is stated in the  Bhagavad-gitā :
māṁ ca yo 'vyabhicāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevate sa guṇān samatityaitān brahma-bhūyāya kalpate
[“One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman.”] Devotees are neither in goodness, passion nor ignorance. They are transcendental to all these qualities.
BOB:  A devotee who is very faithful reaches this stage?
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  Yes. Devotee . . . You can become a devotee as they have become. It is not difficult. Simply you have to engage yourself in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, that’s all.
BOB:  I wish to gain more knowledge of God and be able to feel God’s presence more. The reason for this is because I feel life has little meaning without this.
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  Yes! If you miss this human form of life, then it is a great loss. That is a great chance given to the living entity to get out of the entanglement of material existence.
BOB:  I feel thankful that I’ve been able to ask these questions . . .
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  Yes, you can learn more and more.
BOB:  But I still have . . . my connections at home. Marriage is . . . I am engaged. . . .
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  No, no. There are so many marriages. [ He indicates Śyāmasundara. ] He is married. Marriage