transcendent planets of the spiritual world. However, the one who aims at the higher material planets, paradisiacal, can keep his ethereal body, but he must leave his carnal envelope of dense matter, made of earth, water, air, fire and ether.
Likewise, when one goes to a transcendental planet, it is necessary to leave both his ethereal body and his body of dense matter, because one has to gain the spiritual world in a purely spiritual form. However, this change of body will occur automatically at the time of death if we have the desire.
In truth, we can obtain a new material body corresponding to the desires in us at the time of death. It is the desire of the mind that carries the soul to a suitable atmosphere, just as the wind carries an aroma from one place to another. We have to train the mind and the intelligence in a systematic way, so that at the moment of death we can consciously desire a body which suits us, either on this planet earth or on another material planet, paradisiacal or Edenic by example, or even better, on a transcendent planet located in the spiritual world.
A civilization which does not take into consideration the gradual upliftment of the immortal soul, only encourages a life of ignorance of the level of the animal. It is unreasonable to believe that all souls who pass from life to death attain the same destiny. Either they are forced to undergo a condition determined by the life they have just led in this material world and will therefore continue to suffer life after life, or they decide to return to the place they have chosen, the absolute kingdom of God. where life is wonderful and everlasting, and will experience true life, true freedom, and true happiness with Krishna.
The secret of success and perfection of existence is self-surrender to God.
This is why we must surrender ourselves to the Lord.
Meditation also called absorption of the mind, involves the concentration of thoughts on the supreme cause of all that is, namely Krishna, God, the Supreme Person even if at that moment one does not know its exact nature, personal, impersonal or localized. Such a focus on the Absolute, or God, is a form of devotional service. Indeed, to interrupt any sensory pursuit to focus on the supreme cause is a mark of self-surrender, such surrender in turn is a sure mark of dedicated devotional service to Krishna. Every being must dedicate himself to the service of love and devotion offered to Lord Krishna if he wishes to know the ultimate cause of his existence.
To surrender willingly to Krishna, to carry out all of his instructions, to obey and do all of his will spontaneously, immediately, frees from all the consequences of sin no matter how many, and offers liberation of this material world.
To surrender to God is to have absolute trust in Him, to the point of offering Him your life, your existence, all that you have and all that you do.