must be corrected; all the inhabitants of this world have indeed revolted against the service of the Lord, so much so that they must abide here below in a perpetual conditioning and be reborn there without end. They have, of course, the possibility of being released, but the souls embodied and conditioned by matter, not knowing how to take advantage of this chance which is offered to them, continue to seek the pleasures of the senses. They must then, as a punishment, be born and die repeatedly. This is the law of nature.
The Lord said: “The energy which constitutes the three attributes of material nature; virtue, passion, ignorance, this divine energy which is Mine cannot be surpassed without difficulty, but which abandons itself to Me easily crosses its limits. Beings, in the world of conditions (the one in which we evolve), are eternal fragments of My Person. But because they are conditioned, they fight fiercely against the six senses and, among them, the mind.”
The struggle that the incarnate being has to wage for his subsistence in this material world is the result of his rebellious nature, and unless he surrenders himself to Krishna, he must continue this fight. Whoever does not reach this level must continue his material existence forever, sometimes on the higher planets, paradise, sometimes on the planets inferior, to hell. Sometimes the conditioned soul sinks into ignorance, sometimes it experiences some relief when it is partially freed from it. Such is the life of the being a prisoner of this world.
The Lord adds: “For one who teaches this supreme secret to My devotees, progress in devotional service is assured, and, in the end, it will come back to Me without a doubt. None of My servants in this world is dearer to Me than he, and no one will ever be dearer to Me.”
God, the Supreme Person, wants us all to be happy, but we cannot to be outside of Him, for we are tiny fragments, integral parts of His Divine Person. We must therefore go and join him without delay, and from now on, through our Krishna consciousness or God consciousness, put him in our minds, constantly think of Him.
Mankind has forgotten that happiness in all its forms rests in the Person of the Sovereign Lord, since he is the ultimate source of all things and the reservoir of all blessings. However, it is only by renewing the bond of love which unites us to Him that we will be able to enjoy complete and perfect happiness without hindrance. And only the company of the Lord will be able to free us from this fatal material existence.
By such activities the preacher, or anyone who endeavors to spread Krishna consciousness, is recognized by God, the Supreme Person. This is a real charity.
It should not be forgotten, however, that the real goal of existence consists above all in knowing God as He really is, in renewing the bond which unites us to Him, and finally to return to his kingdom, all of bliss, knowledge and eternity.
The Lord said again: