The realized soul then feels truly free.
This feeling of freedom from all material relationships, as well as liberation from the dense, ethereal envelopes of matter that cover the incarnate spiritual being, leaves them free to act as the servant of the Lord, even while still living in this world. This level of perfection is called the “liberated state” within the very heart of the material universe. This is the way to put an end to material existence. Not only must we know ourselves to be spiritual beings, but we must also, above all, act like one.
One who believes themselves to be merely a spiritual being is an impersonalist (believing that God is a formless Supreme Spiritual Being), while one who acts as such is called a pure soul.
The Lord teaches that only those who have performed virtuous acts in their past lives, and who have thus been freed from the consequences of all their sins, can focus their attention on Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He advises us to live according to his teachings, to surrender to Him, and to serve Him with love and devotion; such is the perfection of existence and true freedom.
How can we be sure we never get lost?
Before continuing our path in the right direction, let us ask ourselves the right questions. Where do we want to go, and why?
Of the two paths that present themselves to us at a crossroads, one leads to ignorance, perdition, and suffering, and the other leads to pure light, to Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to happiness and eternal life, in the infinite and absolute realm of the Lord.
God had said: Where is the path that leads to the abode of light?
Put away falsehood from your mouth, and keep deviousness from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead, and let your eyelids look straight ahead. Consider the path you travel, and let all your ways be well ordered. Do not incline to the right or to the left, and turn your foot away from evil. And whether you turn right or left, your ears will hear a word behind you saying, “This is the path, walk on it.”
To walk the sure path that leads to Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we must absolutely live according to His teachings, place the Lord in our minds and hearts, surrender to Him, and serve Him with love and devotion. Above all, we must not listen to or associate with ignorant, lying, and blind atheistic materialists, for they do not know where they are going. They are heading straight into an abyss and dragging us with them into darkness and perdition.
We will then walk with God, and we will never again be lost.