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SP in SB 7.7.38

Therefore there is no difficulty in coming in contact with the Supreme

Lord (ko 'ti-pray€sah?). On the other hand, going to hell requires great

endeavor. If one wants to go to hell by illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling

and intoxication, he must acquire so many things. For illicit sex he must

arrange for money for brothels, for meat-eating he must arrange for many

slaughterhouses, for gambling he must arrange for casinos and hotels, and

for intoxication he must open many breweries. Clearly, therefore, if one

wants to go to hell he must endeavor very much, but if he wants to return

home, back to Godhead, there is no difficult endeavor. To go back to

Godhead, one may live alone anywhere, in any condition, and simply sit

down, meditate upon the Supersoul and chant and hear about the Lord. Thus

there is no difficulty in approaching the Lord. Ad€nta-gobhir viat€m?

tamisram. Because of inability to control the senses, one must go through

great endeavor to go to hell, but if one is sensible he can very easily

obtain the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead because the Lord is

always with him. By the simple method of ravan?am? k…rtanam? vis?n?oh? [sB

7.5.23], the Lord is satisfied. Indeed, the Lord says:

 

patram? pus?pam? phalam? toyam?

 

yo me bhakty€ prayacchati

 

tad aham? bhakty-upahr?tam

 

an€mi prayat€tmanah?

 

"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water,

I will accept it." (Bg. 9.26) One can meditate upon the Lord anywhere and

everywhere. Thus Prahl€da Mah€r€ja advised his friends, the sons of the

demons, to take this path back home, back to Godhead, without difficulty.

 

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