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as the damsels of Vraja; but they are to be taken as the Aham Grahapasana,
and are not acceptable in devotional service.

Srila Jiva Goswami, the most authentic Acharya of the Gaudiya Sampra-
daya, has condemned this attempt by imitators. The process of transcendental
realization is to follow in the footsteps of the associates of the Supreme Lord,
Krishna. And so, to think of oneself as one of the direct associates of the
Supreme Lord is also condemned. The process, according to authorized
Vaishnava principles, is that one should follow a particular devotee and not
think of himself an associate.

Sri Ramananda Roy explained, therefore, that one should accept the mood
of the damsels of Vraja. In Chaitanya Charitamrita it is clearly said that one
should accept the emotional activities, and not imitate the dress, of the associates
of Krishna, the damsels of Vraja. One should always think within himself
about the dealings of Radha and Krishna in the transcendental world. He
should think of Radha and Krishna all twenty-four hours, and be engaged
in Their service within himself; not externally change his dress only. This
is called the mood of the associates of friends of Radharani; and, by following
the associates of Radharani, one can ultimately achieve the perfectional stage
of being transferred to Goloka Vrindaban, the transcendental Abode of Kri-
shna.

This mood of emotional pursuit of the Gopis is called Siddhadeha. Siddha-
deha means the pure spiritual body which is beyond the senses, mind, and intel-
ligence. Siddhadeha is the purified soul; and is just suitable for serving the
Supreme Lord. No one can serve the Supreme Lord as His associate without
being situated in that perfectly pure spiritual identity. That identity is comple-
tely free from all material contamination. It is stated in the Bhagavad Gita
that a person materially contaminated transmigrates to another material body
by material consciousness. At the time of death he thinks in that way, and there-
fore is transferred to another material body. Similarly, when one is situated
in his pure spiritual identity, and thinks of spiritual loving service rendered
to the Supreme Lord, he is transferred into the Spiritual Kingdom, to enter
into the association of Krishna. In other words, to think of Krishna and His
associates in the spiritual identity is the qualification for transference to the
Spriritual Kingdom.

No one can contemplate or think of the activities of the Spiritual Kingdom
without being situated in pure spiritual identity. That pure spiritual identity
is called Siddhadeha. Ramananda Roy therefore expressed himself to the
effect that, without attending to that Siddhadeha, no one can become an associ-
