However, those who have obeyed the transcendent sound of the original holy scriptures and who have qualified to return to Godhead will regain their original spiritual bodies after leaving their material sheaths of dense, ethereal matter.

The forgetfulness of the relationship that unites incarnate beings to God is at the origin of the material bodies they must assume. But in His infinite mercy, the Lord, through various Avatars, gives birth to the original holy scriptures to help these conditioned souls regain their original position on the occasion of the cosmic manifestation. The material forms, of dense and ethereal matter, are due solely to the ignorance of the conditioned soul, and as soon as the being abandons himself to the loving service of the Lord, he is immediately freed from this bondage.

It is precisely so that the conditioned soul can free itself from the clutches of matter that the Lord creates the material world, maintains it for a time, and finally decides to annihilate it. Thus, living beings are entirely dependent on the Lord's mercy, for the so-called pleasures offered by the advancement of science crumble to dust when He desires.

In reality, loving and devoted service to Godhead corresponds to a purely spiritual attraction to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, who is the source of all pleasures.

One who is fortunate enough to obtain this information becomes forever liberated and returns to their natural and original position in the kingdom of Godhead.

What is the highest level of perfection attainable in human life?

Human perfection is attained by anyone who observes the following three principles: protecting the cow, upholding Brahmanic culture, and above all, becoming a pure devotee of the Lord.

Unless one becomes a pure devotee, one cannot attain the perfection of existence, which consists of being elevated to the spiritual world where there is no birth, disease, old age, or death. This is the highest level of perfection attainable in human life.

And unless one pursues this goal, all the efforts a person may make to improve the conditions of material life will only result in the failure of his human mission.

Who are those who merge into the effulgence of the Lord?

O Lord, those who, through their earnestness, reach the level of realized devotional service, acquire knowledge and renunciation in their fullness, and by simply drinking the nectar of Your glories, they join the spiritual planets in the spiritual world.

Impersonalist theorists differ from pure devotees of the Lord in that they acquire only a poor understanding of the Absolute Truth through the various stages of their evolution, while devotees, from their very first efforts, gain entry into the realm of infinite joys.