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What does it mean to be a liberated soul?

The liberation of conditioned souls, imprisoned in the sheaths of dense, ethereal matter. Once freed from all material defilement, the soul, abandoning its two bodies of gross and ethereal matter, can reach the spiritual world in its original spiritual body, and there at Vaikuṇṭhaloka or Kṛiṣhṇaloka, the supreme planet of Krishna, seated in its eternal kingdom, becomes absorbed in the transcendental loving service offered to the Lord. And it is when the soul is thus in its natural, original, and eternal position that it is called liberated.

It is possible to access the transcendental loving service offered to the Lord, and thus become a liberated soul, even in the material body.

There is no resurrection of the body; that's a lie.

The resurrection of the dead truly corresponds to the reappearance of the glorious, incorruptible, and spiritual body that we had from the beginning, and which we lost upon entering this material world, and particularly upon incarnating in a material body.

On the other hand, those who turn to the Lord, love Him, abandon themselves to Him, obey Him, do His will, and serve Him with unfailing love and devotion, will regain their spiritual body upon death from their material body, which they will retain for eternity, enabling them to enter the kingdom of God and live with Him.

This is the true resurrection.

Indeed, those who are always absorbed in Krishna Consciousness, in pure devotional service, are granted the opportunity, at the moment of death, to obtain Krishna's company in one of the galaxies of the material world, for Krishna's Pastimes are constantly taking place in our galaxy, or in another.

But those who successfully practice loving and devotional service to God go directly, after leaving their material bodies, to the spiritual world, to settle on one of the spiritual planets. The inhabitants of the spiritual world are all pure devotees of Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Their destiny is Krishnaloka, the Supreme planet, the one where Krishna permanently resides. Thus, they rise even beyond the spiritual planets that float below the supreme planet. Indeed, beings who are always absorbed in Krishna Consciousness, through pure devotional service, are granted the opportunity, at the moment of death, to obtain Krishna's company.

Just as the sun sheds its light in turn on all parts of our planet, the Advent and sublime Pastimes of Krishna manifest perpetually in our galaxy or another. Mature devotees, having attained the perfection of Krishna consciousness, as soon as they leave the material body, are transferred to whichever galaxy Krishna appears.

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