CHAPTER FIVE
How to Approach God
Actually, all Vedic literature directs the human being toward the perfect stage of devotion. The paths of fruitive activities, speculative knowledge and meditation do not lead one to the perfectional stage, but the Lord actually becomes approachable by the process of devotional service. Therefore, one is recommended throughout the Vedic literature to accept the process of devotional service. Lord Chaitanya quoted in this connection a verse from the  Srimad Bhagwatam , Eleventh Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, in which the Lord says, "My dear Uddhava, neither philosophical speculation nor Yoga achievements nor penances can give Me such pleasure as can devotional service practiced by the living entities." He can only be achieved by devotional service, as He is dear only to the devotees. If a person born in the lowest family of humanity is a devotee, then he becomes freed from all contamination. Devotional service is the only path by which to achieve the Supreme Personality of God.
This is the only perfection accepted in all Vedic literature. As a poor man
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