even on the heavenly planets, the highest of the material galaxies. If the wide hips of women attract men strongly and stimulate their passion in the material cosmos, what is wonderful in Vaikuntha is that despite the wide hips and beautiful faces of women, not to mention their adornments. Emeralds and other jewels, men remain so absorbed in Krishna consciousness that they do not feel attracted by their sublime beauty. That is to say that the relations are harmonious between the two sexes, but without intervening the sexual factor. The people of Vaikuntha experience a far greater pleasure, hence the uselessness of sexual pleasure.
In the material universe, materialists obtain the wealth they covet by dint of toil. No one can enjoy material prosperity unless he has labored to obtain it; but the devotees of the Lord who live in Vaikuntha naturally enjoy spiritual opulence, all emeralds and jewels. There gold ornaments encrusted with precious stones are not obtained by hard work, but by the blessing of the Lord. In other words, pure beings living in the kingdom of Vaikuntha, or even in the material cosmos, never know poverty, as is sometimes claimed. On the contrary, they enjoy great opulence, but do not have to struggle to obtain it.
The terrestrial Vrindavana is the reflection and extension of the Vrindavana of the kingdom of God.
To mark the sublime beauty of Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, the sages have very often compared the feet of the Lord with the beautiful lotus flower. It must be known that the eternal home of the Lord, the planet Goloka Vrindavana, is outlined like the heart of a lotus flower. Also, when Krishna descends on one or the other of the material planets, He manifests this dwelling as it is. Thus, his feet never leave the heart of this lotus, besides they share the beauty of the lotus.
When Krishna, God, the Supreme Person comes into this world of matter and especially on earth, in India, the earth, the region, the environment, the space, the atmosphere, the matter, all in all this spiritualizes instantly and becomes an extension of his absolute kingdom. He wants to show the living beings of the earth the reality of his spiritual realm, so that they know how he is. In truth, the terrestrial Vrindavana in India is the reflection and extension of the Goloka Vrindavana from his spiritual realm. The Terrestrial Vrindavana is a village in India where Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, revealed his spiritual and absolute entertainment in the company of his pure devotees 5,000 years ago. There is no difference between this earthly place and Goloka Vrindavana of the spiritual world, but such a vision is accessible only to those who have been purified by the service of love and devotion offered to God.
By his inner power, Lord Krishna pierces the darkness of material energy. Likewise, deploying his inner power, He created the inhabitants of Vrindavana. The goods and