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Here’s a 3‑point summary of the “Going Beyond the Five” teaching for 28 March 2026:

1. The Five Kinds of Liberation – Classical texts like the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta describe five forms of liberation:

   • Sālokya – residing on the same planet as the Lord

   • Sāmīpya – remaining as an associate of the Lord

   • Sārūpya – attaining a form like the Lord’s

   • Sārṣṭi – attaining opulences like the Lord

   • Sāyujya – merging into the Brahman effulgence

2. Devotional Service Surpasses Liberation – According to The Nectar of Devotion, devotees engaged in even a small amount of loving service to Lord Sri Krishna are so absorbed in bliss that they do not value any of these five liberations; the happiness of devotional service itself is as satisfying as returning “home, back to Godhead.”

3. Liberation in Practice – Srila Prabhupada explains that a devotee constantly engaged in serving the Lord is considered fully liberated in the present, and their eventual return to Godhead is guaranteed. True liberation, therefore, is found in love and service, not merely in attaining metaphysical states.

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