Realizing the Lord in His personal form as Sri Krishna

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“Real knowledge is attained by applying the senses in the service of Krishna. At present, our mind and senses are absorbed in bodily designations, such as “I am American,” “I am Indian,” or “I am English.” In this consciousness we think that we should apply our senses in the service of our relatives, our society, our nation, etc. But these are temporary circumstances. Our real position is that we are Brahman, pure spirit soul. As long as we think of ourselves as belonging to some temporary designation, we cannot become a devotee of Krishna.

As we have pointed out, Brahman realization is not the end of spiritual knowledge. There are three stages of self-realization: Brahman, or the realization that one is not this body but a spirit soul; Paramatma realization, or understanding the Lord within the heart; and Bhagavan realization, realizing the Lord in His personal form as Sri Krishna.

Beyond Brahman is Paramatma realization, realizing Krishna in the heart as Supersoul.” ~ A Second Chance: The Story of a Near-Death Experience, Ch 11