I have infected, say, two, three kinds of disease, so I am suffering from one infection, again another infection. They come. They take time. Just like if you sow a seed, it not that immediately it becomes a big tree and fruits. No. It takes some time. Similarly, our papa-bijam, the seed of sinful activity, we take it, but immediately we may not see that it is fructified, but it will, in due course of time, it will.

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Engage in Krishna consciousness and you will be immune

One cannot be fully engaged in the service of Krishna unless he is purified. Yesham tv anta-gatam papam jananam punya-karmanam [Bhagavad-gita 7.28]. One who is completely free from reaction of sinful life and is always engaged in pious activities, such person can be Krishna conscious. So it is not that one is a debauch, at the same time Krishna conscious. That is contradictory. It cannot be. If he is actually Krishna conscious, he cannot be debauch. And if he is debauch, then he is not Krishna conscious. Two things cannot go parallel.

If we are fully surrendered to Krishna, Krishna takes our all sinful reactions. Because continually we are suffering. What is that? Because, just like the same example: infection. I have infected, say, two, three kinds of disease, so I am suffering from one infection, again another infection. They come. They take time. Just like if you sow a seed, it not that immediately it becomes a big tree and fruits. No. It takes some time. Similarly, our papa-bijam, the seed of sinful activity, we take it, but immediately we may not see that it is fructified, but it will, in due course of time, it will. Same example: one man has infected cholera bacteria, so not that immediately he is attacked with cholera; say after a few days. Therefore the injection is given, and that time is allowed in the medical treatment, so that if the infection is actually working, the disease will come. So immediately we may not see that we are infected with some certain type of sinful activities, but it will come into notice. That is going on.

Therefore we shall be careful not to infect. And how to become careful? If you always engage yourself in Krishna's service. Therefore the deity worship in the temple is there to keep us always engaged. Not only deity worship. The class, reading, hearing, kirtan. In so many ways. There are nine different kinds of ways:

shravanam kirtanam vishnoh
smaranam pada-sevanam
arcanam vandan-nivedanam

"Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Vishnu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship with sixteen types of paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering the Lord one's best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him with the body, mind and words)—these nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service." [Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.23]

Anyway, if you keep yourself always engaged in Krishna consciousness, in Krishna's business, then you are immune. You will not be infected. This is the process. Keep yourself always engaged in Krishna consciousness business, you will always remain immune. And willfully, we shall not do anything which is against the bhakti process, willfully. But because I am habituated... Suppose a smoker he has taken to Krishna consciousness, at least has promised that "I shall not smoke," but all of a chance, sudden, suppose his friend seduces him: "Oh what is that, smoke today, doing." So sometimes we become induced, but we should always remember that "I have taken this vow. Why shall I be induced by my friend to smoke?" That is very nice. But even if by mistake you do that, that can be excused, but not willfully: "Now nobody is seeing, Krishna is not here. Let me smoke now." Not that. Krishna's eyes are everywhere. You cannot escape Krishna's eyes.

So, in this way, this verse says that "Increase your attachment upon Me." That attachment can be..., the process is this, that first of all you must have full faith in Krishna, or full faith in the words of spiritual master. That is the beginning. If you have no faith, there is no question of advancing. The advance, there is no question. Finished, then everything is finished. First thing is faith. Then, then we have to associate with persons who have faith, sadhu-sangah. This, this is, our opening of different center means we are giving chance. So those who are inmates of the temple, they should be also such nice devotees that anyone who will come in the association of devotees, he will immediately develop a sense of devotion. That is the duty, those who are managing this temple. By his character, by his behavior, he will be influenced. This, this is next step. First of all faith, the next step is to associate with devotees. But devotees must be also sincere devotee, otherwise what will be the affect of such asociation? Adau shraddha tatah sadhu-sango. Then, gradually he will be inclined to become one of the devotees. He will request the temple president, "Sir, you recommend me for being initiated. I am interested." That is called bhajana-kriya. Adau shraddha tatah sadhu-sango 'tha bhajana-kriya. That bhajana-kriya, he is initiated, the activities begins officially. Then as he makes advancement in this bhajana-kriya, or activities in devotional service, then anartha-nivrittih syat, then all the unwanted things, the so-called illicit sex life — meat-eating, drinking, gambling, even up to smoking and drinking tea — finished. Anartha-nivrittih syat. Then you become pure. When you are pure, then your attachment for Krishna, tatha saktis. Then tato nishtha, then firm faith; tato ruchih, taste; tatah saktih, then attachment; tato bhavah. In this way you will come to the platform of loving Krishna. Then your life is perfect. This verse explains that: how you can increase your devotional life, how you can become pefect, how you can know God perfectly, samagram, asamshayam, without any doubt. This is the process.