What is original sin?

Original sin is that committed by spiritual beings while they were still in the spiritual world, by which they disobeyed God.

Disobedience to God encompasses: the refusal to serve Him, to recognize His supremacy, authority, and all that exists as His exclusive property.

Moreover, they began to envy God, thus seeking to usurp his supreme position, and to believe themselves to be the Sovereign Being himself. It was for them that Lord Krishna, in his goodness, created the material universe after expelling them from the spiritual world.

What is the secret to spiritual success?

In truth, all those who surrender themselves totally to the Lord, instantly benefit from the protection of the Supreme Person, Krishna, who will protect them from all perils.

To whom becomes the pure devotee of Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, and gives himself to Him, the Lord promises a perfect spiritual existence, which will be worth to him to serve Him with a spiritual and absolute love. The Lord does not easily grant anyone to serve Him.

All those who love God, who delight in obeying Him, in doing His divine will, in serving Him with love and devotion, and who walk unfailingly in His sublime way, remain peaceful, whatever good or bad situations they meet. They accept the suffering inflicted on them with calm and serenity, knowing that God can thus test their determination to remain faithful to Him.

This is the secret of spiritual success, superior to material success, because it leads directly to God, in his infinite and absolute kingdom of knowledge, bliss and eternity, and allows only devotees of the Lord to see Him face to face with face forever.

The Lord God says: It is only through devotional service, and only thus, that one can know Me as I am. And the being who, through such devotion, becomes fully aware of My Person, can then enter My absolute kingdom. Thus, and only thus, can the mystery of My Person be pierced. I reveal to you here the most secret knowledge.