especially dedicated to the service of the Lord in total devotion. This is the philosophy of Lord Chaitanya the Golden Avatar.

After discharging the responsibility of fathering a valuable son, one must accept the order of renunciation by becoming a hermit, and rise to the level of the perfect being, the highest perfection of the existence. There are four orders of renouncement, and the perfect being is the highest. The perfect being is free from all desire. On other levels, such as family life, competition and envy are present, but because at the level of perfect being, man's activities are entirely devoted to Krishna consciousness, in devotional service, there is no room for envy. The universe, or material existence, is bathed in suffering in its three forms: that which comes from the body and the mind, that which comes from natural disasters and that which comes from other beings. Mankind must create a spiritual atmosphere by spreading the spirit of the conscience of God. Indeed, the sufferings linked to material existence cannot affect the consciousness of Krishna or consciousness of God. Not that material suffering disappears completely when one adopts Krishna consciousness, but it has no effect on one who becomes effectively aware of God. We cannot put an end to the suffering inherent in the material atmosphere, but Krishna consciousness is the “antiseptic”method which allows us not to be affected by the miseries of this world. To be Krishna conscious, therefore, living in heaven or hell makes no difference.

Man is in fact destined to realize himself perfectly in Krishna consciousness. It is not forbidden to live with a wife and children, but one must conduct one's existence so as not to oppose the principles of religion, prosperity, regulated satisfaction of the senses and, lastly , liberation putting an end to material existence. The spiritual principles are designed so that the souls conditioned by the matter come in this world can simultaneously be guided in the satisfaction of their material desires, reach liberation and return to God, in their original home. Those who fail to perfect the principles of the service of love and devotion offered to God during their present life obtain to be reborn in a rich family, or in a family whose members are devotees of God. Whoever is fortunate enough to be reborn in one of these families can easily enjoy the benefits of an atmosphere imbued with Krishna consciousness. And a child born in such an environment is guaranteed to develop his awareness of God.

The three forms of destiny.

The three forms of destiny are those reached by beings who are under the influence of the three gunas, the three attributes and modes of influence of material nature; virtue, passion and ignorance. They are sometimes defined as waking, dreaming and unconsciousness states. They are those which are reached respectively by beings