Spiritual principles are designed so that souls conditioned by the material nature who have come into this world can simultaneously be guided in the satisfaction of their material desires, attain liberation and return to God, in their original home.

Those who fail to perfect the principles of the service of love and devotion offered to God during their present life, obtain to be reborn in a rich family, or in a family whose members are devotees of God. Those who are fortunate enough to be reborn into one of these families can easily enjoy the benefits of an atmosphere imbued with Krishna consciousness. And a child born in such an environment is assured of developing his awareness of God.

The four preliminary stages of entering the kingdom of God.

Four preliminary steps lead to the realization of God’s consciousness: to cultivate a pure moral discipline, to become non-violent, to recognize the supremacy of God, and to preserve life by not taking it away from human beings, nor from terrestrial and aquatic animals, nor to plants in their diversity.

Who passes these four stages, reaches the state of awakening and approaches God.

It is impossible for anyone to shed the blood of the human being, the animal and destroy the plant, to enter the kingdom of God. It is impossible for anyone who eats meat, fish and eggs to approach Krishna, God, the Supreme Person.

Blessed are those who know that Lord Krishna personally guides his pure devotee on the path of spiritual fulfillment, because of his commitment to the service of love and devotion that he offers to him, and by the spontaneous affection he feels for God.

To love Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, to rejoice in pleasing Him, to make Him happy and to do His divine will, to renew the bond of love that unites us to Him, to link our desires and interests to His own, to surrender ourselves totally to him and to take pleasure in serving him with love and devotion, this is the secret that allows us to enter the kingdom of God.

All those who are now living in the kingdom of Krishna find immense pleasure in constantly showing Him their love, offering Him wonderful songs, playing with Him, hearing Him play His sublime flute wonderfully, and to dance to the melodious spiritual sound that emanates from it, for eternity.

The three forms of destiny.

The three forms of destiny are those attained by beings under the influence of the three attributes and modes of influence of material nature: virtue, passion and ignorance. They are sometimes defined as the states of wakefulness, dreaming and unconsciousness. These are the states reached respectively by beings dominated by virtue, passion and ignorance.