The path to spiritual realization is to fix your thoughts on the Supreme Person, in full awareness of God.
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What are the causes of creation?
The first cause is the fate of the embodied and conditioned soul in the material universe. Material creation exists for conditioned beings who wish to become false masters in order to taste the pleasure of the senses. In truth, material creation is intended for the sensory enjoyment of embodied souls which thus become conditioned.
It is written: “as soon as the being forgets his primary duty, which is to serve the Lord, he creates an atmosphere of material enjoyment called maya; this is the cause of creation”.
Material nature offers the conditioned soul an atmosphere for the sole satisfaction of its senses, and it is created by the Supreme Lord. Material nature is animated by the Supreme Person, God. The cosmic manifestation is created by its inconceivable power. In truth, the conditioned soul is the artisan of its own destiny. She acts under the direction of the Supreme Lord, who always accompanies her as Supreme Souls or Holy Spirit. The laws of nature give it a particular body.
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When spirituality bathes the earth's atmosphere and human beings, its three attributes; austerity, cleanliness or purity and compassion, are developed by all.
The three spiritual qualities listed above, purity, austerity and compassion, belong to both the unborn and the celestial beings. Anyone who is not in virtue is unable to adhere to these three principles of spirituality.
Three culpable activities prevent them from being obtained: illicit sexual union, drug use and any poisonous or intoxicating substance and the absorption of meat, fish and eggs. These three prohibitions are based on the principles of austerity, cleanliness or purity and compassion. Thus, the righteous and other holy beings show compassion in sparing the lives of the innocent beasts, and they also remain pure because they are not defiled by unwanted food and habits. As for austerity, it is represented by a