must therefore educate them so that they understand that they are not the material body but a spiritual soul. Whoever does acquire perfect knowledge becomes good.
The soul is virtuous by nature. The living being is covered by the lower influences of material nature, namely the Passion and the Ignorance. Washed of this stain, its virtue will spring up. Originally, the soul is virtuous since it is an integral part of God who is infinitely good. Although covered by matter (a material body), the soul remains no less virtuous. Absolute evil results from forgetting the Absolute Truth. Krishna, God, the Supreme Person embodies this Absolute Truth and the lack of consciousness of Krishna, the absolute evil. From an absolute evil angle, we can say “this is good, this is bad”, but this is just speculation.
It turns out to be possible to return to our first abode, to God in his eternal kingdom, if we always work for the good of others. The greatest humanitarian work is to elevate mankind to the level of knowing and knowing God as he really is. This is the real charity.
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The Eternal Supreme says: “He who is never the cause of restlessness for others and who never again is restlessness disturbs, that joys and sorrows do not affect, that one is very dear to me”.
Good to everyone, the virtuous holy being is not the cause of difficulty, fear, anguish or discontent for anyone. Even if others try to agitate him, he is not disturbed because, by the grace of the Lord, he has learned not to succumb to the assaults of the outside world. In fact, the conscience of God and the devotional service absorb him so much that there is no material circumstance that can really captivate him.
In general, the materialist exults with each pleasure that falls to his senses, or else gnaws with sorrow and jealousy when he sees others enjoying an object of sensory pleasure to which he does not have access; he lives in fear when he expects to be victimized by an enemy, and becomes depressed if he cannot successfully complete a task.
But the virtuous saint, he transcends all these agitations, and he is therefore very dear to God.