It is creditable if you behave as a human being and even more laudable if you behave as God would. But to behave as a demon or a beast is indeed despicable. Human beings were long born as a mineral, then became a tree; in the process of evolution, got promoted to an animal, and finally rose to the status of a human being. It is a matter of great shame if an individual slides into the nature of a beast or an ogre. One deserves praise only if one rises to the Divine status. That is the fulfilment of one’s destiny. Avoid contact with the vices and develop attachment to virtues. Transmute your heart into an altar for the Lord. Destroy all the shoots and sprouts of desire. Then, your heart will be sublimated into a ksheerasagara, the pure ocean of milk where Lord Vishnu reclines. Your heart will be transformed and you will di scover endless delight.
- Bhagavatha Vahini, Chap 1, "The Bhagavatha" .
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