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This is a dangerous illusion. Srila Prabhupada clearly explains that the process of transcending the Southern modes is gradual: "For the beginner in the devotional service to the Lord, therefore, it is advised to observe the regulatory principles, and gradually, as one becomes expert and realized, it can get rid of the rules and regulations and reach the spontaneous platform of loving service." The gradual process includes: 1. First, the devotee is released from the mode of ignorance. The tamasic qualities such as lazyness, love, madness and illusion are the first to be eliminated. 2. Second, the devotee can get rid of the mode of passion. The important qualities such as covetousness, appetite, selfishness is where the intense and goodness in the platform are removed. The
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