a wise man, held for the gravest offense that can be committed in this world. So one must earnestly desire to hear the account of the Lord’s activities from an authorized source, from a pure being. In fact, one need only listen to these accounts and accept the glories of the Lord to receive such a blessing. Whoever listens or reads these wonderful tales at the last moment of his life attains the supreme kingdom of the Lord. He is sure to attain the eternal and purely spiritual kingdom of the Lord at the end of his life. So will he be at the last moment of his existence as well as during his stay in this material world. This is the sublime, supreme result obtained by one who serves the Lord with love and devotion.
Holy beings are generally drawn to the recital of the Lord's entertainments, and even if they do not indulge in austerities or meditation, this single practice of listening attentively to the Lord's entertainments endows them with innumerable benefits, such as wealth, glory, longevity, and any other desirable object.
Meeting a Spiritual Master who is a True Servant of God purifies the lifetime.
In truth, it is not thanks to a father or a mother that the living being, the being who incarnates, is born. This being has an identity quite distinct from his alleged parents. It is by the laws of nature that he is compelled to enter the seed of a father and then be introduced into the womb of a mother. He does not have the power to choose who will become his father. The laws of nature force him to go to different parents. The alleged kinship between a father and a son therefore only exists through an arrangement of material nature. It has no real meaning and that is why it is said to be illusory. The same living being will obtain a father and a mother belonging sometimes to the animal kingdom and sometimes to the human species. Sometimes again, his parents will be heavenly beings.
This is why Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the Golden Avatar says:
Harassed life after life by the laws of nature, the distinct being (distinct from God ) roams the entire universe on different planets and within various species. If somehow he is fortunate enough to meet a holy being who will change his entire life, then he can return to God, to his original home.
During the reincarnation of the soul through different bodies, each one, whatever it is, human being, animal, plant or celestial being, obtains a father and a mother. So it is not difficult. What it is, however, is obtaining a genuine spiritual master and Krishna, God, the Supreme Person. That is why the duty of the human being is to take the opportunity to come into contact with the representative of Krishna, the