19. Crossing Beyond
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lllusion’s Currents
Srnvanti gayanti grnanty abhiksnasah
smaranti nandanti tavehitam janah
ta eva pasyanty acirena tavakam
bhava-pravahoparamam padambujam
O Krsna, those who continuously
hear, chant, and repeat Your transcen-
dental activities, or take pleasure in
others’ doing so, certainly see Your
lotus feet, which alone can stop the
repetition of birth and death.
—Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.36
The Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna, cannot be seen by our present condi-
tional vision. In order to see Him, one has to change his present vision by
developing a different condition of life, full of spontaneous love of God-
head. When Sri Krsna was personally present on the face of the globe,
not everyone could see Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Materialists like Ravana, Hiranyakasipu, Karinsa, Jarasandha, and Sisu-
pala were highly qualified personalities by acquisition of material assets,
but they were unable to appreciate the presence of the Lord. Therefore,
even though the Lord may be present before our eyes, it is not possible to
see Him unless we have the necessary vision. This necessary qualification
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