Purpose of the Human Form of Life

We should never forget that the purpose of the human form of life is self-realization, to become re-established in our original pure loving relationship with Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the source of our existence. Sadly sometimes persons who are ignorant of human life's purpose and who are totally frustrated with a life of material sense gratification sometimes commit suicide. They do not realize that this will make things even worse, that this will cause them to take their next birth as a ghost, an extremely hellish, nightmarish existence. Therefore those who are frustrated with a life of material sense gratification should instead take to the ultimate self-realization path of Krishna consciousness. This will liberate them from all miseries and enable them to taste unlmited bliss at every minute.​​​​​​​

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Question: What Should Be Devotee's Motive?

Dear Srila Gurudeva,

Please accept my obeisances.
All glories to you and to Srila Prabhupada!

Gurudeva, please help me with my questions!

Question 1) In this material world there are different motives of different people? What should be a motive of a Krishna conscious devotee? Should it be to meet Krishna and see Him, or should it be simply to serve Krishna?

Question 2) I have heard that one who serves Krishna goes to Goloka Vrindavana and does not come back. Why is it so, Gurudeva?

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.

Radhika Sharma

Answer: Simply to Please Krishna, Nothing Else

​​​​​​​From: Sri Vrindavana Dhama, India

My Dear Radhika,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Our only motive should be to serve Krishna. We put no conditions on our service. If Krishna wants us to serve Him in separation for all of eternity, we are willing. But from Krishna’s side when He sees that we are absolutely, totally dedicated to Him with our every thought, word, and deed in all times, places, and circumstances He will mercifully fully reveal Himself to us. We will see Him face to face, eye to eye.

Right now we are caught up in the cycle of birth and death here in this rotten material world because we foolishly desired material sense gratification. But when we fully surrender to Krishna He takes us back to our original identity that we once had in the spiritual world before we most foolishly fell down into material existence. At this point we are no longer obliged to suffer here the material pangs of birth, death, old age, and disease.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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