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how it is developed—that can be found in the Vaishnava literature. It is the
unique and the highest development of love of God that is given by Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu.

Now we have a little sense of love. Why? It is due to love of Godhead.
Anything which we find within our experience, even in this conditional life,
is situated in the Supreme Lord, Who is the ultimate Source of Everything.
In our original relationship with the Supreme Lord there is real love. That
love is reflected through material conditions, but reflected pervertedly, and
not exactly. Real love means that which is continuous, and without a break,
but because that love is reflected pervertedly in this material world, love
lacks continuity and is inebriating. If we want real, transcendental love, then
we have to transfer our love to the Supreme Lovable Object—Krishna the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the whole basic principle of Krishna
Consciousness.

In material consciousness we are trying to love that which is not at all
lovable. We are giving our love to dogs, to cats—with the risk that if we love
cats and dogs too much, at the time of our death we may be fixed in thinking
of them, and therefore take our next birth in a family of cats or dogs. Every-
thing without love of Krishna leads downward. In the Hindu Scripture, the
chastity of woman is very much recommended. Why? Because if a woman
becomes much addicted in love of her husband, at the time of death she will
remember him, and in the next life she is promoted to a man’s body. Man’s
life is better than woman’s, because a man has better facility for understanding
spiritual science.

But Krishna Consciousness is so nice that it makes no distinction between
man and woman. In the Bhagavad Gita you will find: “If somebody, even if
he is born in a low family, even a woman or a Sudra or a Vaishya—anyone
who takes shelter of Me is sure to achieve My association.” That is guaranteed.
And Krishna says that if these people can achieve the highest perfection of
life, then why not the real Brahmins, devotees, and saintly kings? They are
sure to achieve the highest perfection. .

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave us information: First of all you must know
that in every country or every Scripture there is some hint of love of Godhead,
but nobody knows what love of Godhead actually is. That is the distinction
between other Scriptures and the Vedic Scriptures. The others have some idea
of love of God—but regarding how to love Godhead, and what is Godhead,
they have no idea. They promote official love of Godhead. But here Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu gives a practical demonstration of how to love God in a conjugal
