"Attaining the perfection of Krishna consciousness most certainly demands one’s evolvement to no less than the uttama-Vaishnava platform of perception. Anything short of that would be considered unnatural or artificial. It is highly unlikely that a sadhaka will advance to the uttama-adhikari platform without an attentive endeavor to purposefully culture the internal and external consciousness of an uttama-adhikari. The culture of internal consciousness means to be absorbed in the pursuit of one’s aspired-to position in the nitya-lilas of the Lord by cultivating the appropriate aprakrita-bhava, and the culture of external consciousness means to pursue the rasika perception of the phenomenal world as per the principles presently under discussion. A case in perfection is the instance of Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji Maharaja being harassed by boys jestingly throwing stones at him as he was riding down the road on a bullock cart. Turning to them, he spontaneously chastised, “I know who You are [Krishna], and if You don’t stop teasing me, I’m going to tell Mother Yashoda about Your nonsense misbehavior!” - Sripada Kirtanchandra Namanandi Aindra Dasa - "The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution"
