embodied beings conditioned by matter, chained to self-interested action, thus wander through the entire galaxy; and if by some happy fate, or by some act of piety, they come into contact with an authentic spiritual master servant of God, by the grace of Krishna, then they receive the seed of devotional service. Whoever plants it in his heart and sprinkles it by listening to and singing the glories of Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, will see it grow until it becomes a majestic plant, bearing fruit and flowers, he can profit even in this world. This is called the level of “fullness” or “of deep joy”.

When the individual being distinct from God is conditioned by material contingencies, he is called a materialist, and when he is freed from all contingency, when he becomes fully aware of God, absorbed in the service of devotion, it is said released. But unless you have the fortune to meet an authentic spiritual master by the grace of the Lord, it is impossible to be free from the cycle of the dead and rebirths in the different living species and on the different planets of the universe.

Logos 304

All living things, humans, animals and plants are originally from the same Divine source, God.

This is why we must learn to see all beings around us as spiritual sparks or spiritual souls, tiny parts of the Supreme Lord, embodied in different bodies. The saint must offer his respect to everyone who is united to the Lord through a personal relationship. Because originally all beings have a relationship with the Lord, as fragments of his Person, we must strive to see them all with an equal eye, spiritually.

In truth, the scholar sees the learned sage and the outcast with one eye, as well as the pig, the dog, the cow, or the blade of grass. His eyes do not stop at the body, which is only an outer envelope; he does not see the garment of the sage, that of the cow, the pig or the blade of grass, he directly perceives the spiritual soul, which is an integral part of the Supreme Lord. There are bodily differences between the various varieties of living things, but the saint should not distinguish between beings on this basis; he must acquire the vision of the fact that the individual soul and the Supreme Soul are both equally present in each body and in all species. That’s why we need to love each other, be friendly to everyone, and understand that we have no enemies.