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1. BBD 1: We Are Not These Bodies

   dehī nityam avadhyo 'yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi The very first step in self-realization is realizing one's identity as separate from the body. "I am not this body but am spirit soul ...

2. BBD 2: Elevation at Death

   There are different kinds of transcendentalists who are called yogīs—haṭha-yogīs, jñāna-yogīs, dhyāna-yogīs, and bhakti-yogīs— and all of them are eligible to be transferred to the spiritual world. The word yoga means "to link up, ...

3. BBD 3: Liberation from Material Planets

   The jñānīs and yogīs are generally impersonalists, and although they attain the temporary form of liberation by merging into the impersonal effulgence, the spiritual sky, according to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam their knowledge is not considered ...

4. BBD 4: The Sky Beyond the Universe

   If even the higher planets in this universe are subject to birth and death, why do great yogīs strive for elevation to them? Although they may have many mystic powers, these yogīs still have the tendency to want to enjoy the facilities of ...

5. BBD 5: Associating with Kṛṣṇa

   If one gets something superior, he naturally gives up all inferior things. We want enjoyment, but impersonalism and voidism have created such an atmosphere that we have become addicted to material enjoyment. There must be enjoyment in connection ...