Devotional service is so powerful that one who performs devotional service is immediately freed from all sinful desires. All desires within this material world are sinful because material desire means sense gratification, which always involves action that is more or less sinful. Pure Bhakti, however, is anyaabhilaashitaa-shunya; in other words, it is free from material desires, which results from Karma and Jnaana. One who is situated in devotional service no longer has material desires, and therefore he is beyond sinful life. Material desires should be completely stopped. Otherwise, although one`s austerities, penances and charity may be free from sin for the time being, one`s desires will reappear because his heart is impure. Thus he will act sinfully and suffer. Take care. Haribol.
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