The universal form therefore represents a secondary form of the Lord, imagined and impersonal, but the one endowed with two hands and holding an eternal flute, represents its primordial, original, real form.

The Lord diffuses three-quarters of its radiation in the spiritual world, and the entire manifestation of material galaxies in the other quarter. Thus, three quarters of its radiation constitutes its internal energy, and the remaining quarter, its external energy. As for living beings who inhabit the spiritual as well as the material world, they represent the marginal energy of the Lord, and have the free choice to stay within one or the other of the energies, internal or external.

Liberated souls choose spiritual, internal manifestation, and souls conditioned by matter, material, or external manifestation. Knowing this, it will be easy for us to conclude, given the importance of internal energy compared to external energy, that the number of souls released far exceeds that of souls conditioned in the material universe.

Logos 98

The Lord said: “It is only by devotional service, and only in this way, that one can know me as I am”.

The service of devotion offered to God is practiced on all continents and on all planets, in all galaxies, because it is the manifestation of love for God. He alone allows us to know God as he really is, and to see him face to face. On the other hand it is written:

“Losing even a single moment the memory of the Supreme Eternal, God, the Sovereign Person, is the greatest loss, the greatest illusion, and the greatest anomaly.”

The glories of the Lord must be proclaimed in all circumstances and in all places. You have to listen to your glories, sing them and always remember them, because that is the highest perfection of existence. Whoever takes the path of service of love and devotion will not be limited in any way and will not fear failure, because it will surely lead to the ultimate goal of existence, by the grace of the Lord. The best and safest way to progress towards perfection is therefore that of pure devotional service.