To more clearly present his questions Mustafa began speaking in Parsi with Atreya Rsi prabhu translating. "His question is, 'How can I have more faith in God?'"
"The more you know about these things," Prabhupada told him.
Mustafa's response indicated that he understood that one must inquire. Prabhupada was pleased. "Yes. Oh, very good. Very good. There is a verse in Caitanya-caritamrta-siddhanta boliya citte na kara alasa iha haite krsne lage sudrdha manasa: We have got limited knowledge, we cannot understand full what is God, but still we must try to understand what is God. This is the general definition of God. Suppose you take one item: God is rich, richest. Try to understand how He is richest, what is the topmost idea of all richness. Whether God possesses that richness. He possesses, but we do not understand. In this way we have to study, and all the saintly person have studied Krsna, about these six things. They have analyzed the characters and symptoms and they have found isvarah paramah krsnah. Not blindly, but studying thoroughly about these qualities of God, they have decided isvarah paramah krsnah. So you have to study God. Not that we accept God anybody and anything, no. Don't be lazy to understand God. The more you understand, the more you become devotee."
Mustafa said he was anxious to become a good devotee.
Prabhupada nodded in satisfaction. "Yes, you can become, everyone can become. The more the dirty things within the heart is cleansed, more one becomes a devotee. Anyabhilasita-sunyam, you have to make zero all dirty desires. Then it is pure. Anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam/ anukulyena krsnanusilanam bhaktir uttamas. That is bhaktir uttama."
- From "A Transcendental Diary Vol 4" by HG Hari Sauri Prabhu
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