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Understanding Material Nature
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Rūpa Gosvāmī explains very nicely in  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  how this  bhāva , or preliminary stage of love of God, is achieved. He states that one first of all has to become faithful ( śraddhayānvitaḥ ). Faith is attained by controlling the senses, either by  yoga  practice, following the rules and regulations and practicing the sitting postures, or by engaging directly in  bhakti-yoga  as recommended in the previous verse. Of the nine different items of  bhakti-yoga , the first and foremost is to chant and hear about the Lord. That is also mentioned here.  Mat-kathā-śravaṇena ca.  One may come to the standard of faithfulness by following the rules and regulations of the  yoga  system, and the same goal can be achieved simply by chanting and hearing about the transcendental activities of the Lord. The word  ca  is significant.  Bhakti-yoga  is direct, and the other process is indirect. But even if the indirect process is taken, there is no success unless one comes fully to the direct process of hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord. Therefore the word  satyena  is used here. In this connection Svāmī Śrīdhara comments that  satyena  means  niṣkapaṭena , “without duplicity.” The impersonalists are full of duplicity. Sometimes they pretend to execute devotional service, but their ultimate idea is to become one with the Supreme. This is duplicity,  kapaṭa . The  Bhāgavatam  does not allow this duplicity. In the beginning of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  it is clearly stated,  paramo nirmatsarāṇām : “This treatise of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is meant for those who are completely free from envy.” The same point is again stressed here. Unless one is completely faithful to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and engages himself in the process of hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord, there is no possibility for liberation.
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सर्वभूतसमत्वेन निर्वैरेणाप्रसङ्गतः । 
  ब्रह्मचर्येण मौनेन स्वधर्मेण बलीयसा ॥ ७ ॥
sarva-bhūta-samatvena 
  nirvaireṇāprasaṅgataḥ 
  brahmacaryeṇa maunena 
  sva-dharmeṇa balīyasā
sarva—all; bhūta—living entities; samatvena—by seeing equally; nirvaireṇa—without enmity; aprasaṅgataḥ—without intimate connections; brahmacaryeṇa—by celibacy; maunena—by silence; sva-dharmeṇa—by one’s occupation; balīyasā—by offering the result.