114 THE SCIENCE OF SELF-REALIZATION

Father Emmanuel: Is Brahman Krsna?

Srila Prabhupada: Krsna is Parabrahman. Brahman is realized in three

aspects: as impersonal Brahman, as localized Paramatma, and as personal

Brahman. Krsna is personal, and He is the Supreme Brahman, for

God is ultimately a person. In the Srimad-Bhdgavatam [1.2.11], this is
confirmed:

vadanti tat tattva-vidas
tattvam yaj-jnanam advayam
brahmeti paramatmeti
bhagavan iti Sabdyate

‘‘Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this non-

dual substance Brahman, Paramatma, or Bhagavan.”’ The feature of the

Supreme Personality is the ultimate realization of God. He has all six
- opulences in full: He is the strongest, the richest, the most beautiful, the

most famous, the wisest, and the most renounced.

Father Emmanuel: Yes, I agree.

Srila Prabhupada: Because God is absolute, His name, His form, and

His qualities are also absolute, and they are nondifferent from Him.

Therefore to chant God’s holy name means to associate directly with

Him. When one associates with God, one acquires godly qualities, and

when one is completely purified, one becomes an associate of the

Supreme Lord.

Father Emmanuel: But our understanding of the name of God is

limited.

Srila Prabhupada: Yes, we are limited, but God is unlimited. And

because He is unlimited, or absolute, He has unlimited names, each of

which isGod. We can understand His names as much as our spiritual un-

derstanding is developed.

Father Emmanuel: May I ask a question? We Christians also preach love

of God, and we try to realize love of God and render service to Him with

all our heart and all our soul. Now, what is the difference between your

movement and ours? Why do you send your disciples to the Western

countries to preach love of God when the gospel of Jesus Christ is pro-

pounding the same message? ;

Srila Prabhupada: The problem is that the Christians do not follow the

commandments of God. Do you agree?

Father Emmanuel: Yes, to a large extent you’re right.

Srila Prabhupada: Then what is the meaning of the Christians’ love for
