Shri Viirabrahmendra Swami said that He reached His stage of spiritual achievement after millions of births. Is such a long time really required?

[An online spiritual discussion was conducted on October 5, 2020, in which several devotees participated. Some of the questions of devotees answered by Swāmi are given below.]

Śrī Vīrabrahmendra Swāmi said that He reached His stage of spiritual achievement after millions of births. Is such a long time really required? (10 of 11)

Swāmi replied: The Gītā says that a soul can fully recognise the contemporary Human Incarnation after millions of births by conquering ego and jealousy (Bahūnāṃ janmanāmante...—Gītā). Even to recognise God in human form, if so many births are required, how many births will be required by a soul to become a Human Incarnation? But you need not be discouraged because you do not know your past balance. You might have already put in a lot of spiritual effort over the past several births and you might become a Human Incarnation in this birth itself. You can be discouraged only when you come to know that your past balance is nil. Until then, this point need not be considered at all.

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