The spiritual soul that each one of us is really, loses its independence in contact with matter, as soon as it incarnates in a material body, and its propensity to want to seek the pleasures of the senses chains it, it therefore becomes prisoner.
But on the spiritual plane, the soul has total independence. She has only one desire, to love God and always to serve him, for she is his eternal servant. A bond of love binds her to the Lord.
Who knows Kṛiṣhṇa, God, the Supreme Person as He really is, reaches true freedom.
The service of love and devotion offered to Krishna, the Eternal Supreme, is the way of Absolute Truth.
It is during the period of austerity that we can absorb ourselves deeply in divine worship through the practice of devotional service and thus attract the favor of the Sovereign Lord, who is quickly willing to cover with all blessings those who take refuge with Him.
Meditation is necessary for the sole purpose of satisfying the Supreme Lord, Krishna. Every effort must be accompanied by the devotional element. Without devotion nothing can be perfect. The summit of perfection and spiritual realization is the Sovereign Lord. The Lord himself clearly says that the One who is unremitting in Krishna consciousness, God consciousness, is the greatest of spiritualists. The Divine Person, Krishna, also fulfills the desires of the holy beings who are submitted to Him. It is necessary to surrender to the Supreme Lord, Krishna, if one wishes to know true success.
The sober and sane man knows very well that the first duty of the human being is to serve Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, with love and devotion.
Krishna, God, the Supreme Person says:
If I reveal to you this part of knowledge, the most secret is that you are My dear friend. Listen to My word, for I say it for your good. Become My pure devotee, give yourself to Me alone. I promise you a perfect spiritual existence that will earn you the eternal right to serve Me with spiritual and absolute love. Leave there any other form of religion, and surrender to Me alone. All the consequences of your faults, I will set you free. From now on, have no fear.
I will now explain to you the path of yoga, which has as its object the concentration of the mind. Through this practice, one becomes joyful and progresses step by step on the path of the Absolute Truth.
We must do our best to fulfill our prescribed duties and avoid those who are not assigned to us. One must be satisfied with what comes by the grace of the Lord, and worship the lotus feet (formula of respect) of a spiritual master.