The purpose of dharma Srila Prabhupada explains: “And if you are fortunate enough to understand what is religion, then you become immortal; next life is immortal life. This is the purpose of dharma. We should not be satisfied that I have got a dharma made by somebody, by some relative or somebody else. That is not dharma. Dharma means to understand God. It doesnt matter whether you are Christian or Hindu or Muslim. It doesnt matter. If you think that by your principle, you have understood God and you have learned how to love God, and you have learned how to obey God, that dharma is perfect. That religious system is perfect. It may go on under any name, it doesnt matter. But if you have achieved the result, that is wanted. Just like if you pass your M.A. examination. It doesnt matter whether you pass it from London University or Calcutta University or Berlin University. You have passed your examination. That will be taken into consideration. So similarly, sa vai pumsam paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhoksaje [SB 1.2.6]. That system of religion is perfect by which one can learn what is God and how to love God. That is perfect. But you are following very nicely dharma, your so-called dharma, but you have no knowledge of God, no love for God -- it is simply wasting time. It is simply wasting time. Therefore dharma means to understand God and to abide by His order.”(Lecture -- August 23, 1973, London) prabhupadavani.org/main/Bhagavatam/170.html
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