Mysteries of the Vedas (Caitanya Chandra Dasa)
Mysteries of the Vedas
The Supreme Destination (Mundaka Upaniṣad #16)
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The Supreme Destination (Mundaka Upaniṣad #16)

The Lord is a person, His form is fully transcendental, beyond the reach of the material senses or intelligence. We can conceive this unlimited, perfect form through the descriptions of the scriptures

One who follows the path of truth attains the Supreme destination. What is this Supreme destination? That's the Lord Himself, who is non-different from His abode.

The Lord is a person, and His form is fully transcendental, beyond the reach of the material senses or intelligence. We can first conceive this unlimited, perfect form through the descriptions of the scriptures, and later by direct perception using our spiritual senses, as our spiritual consciousness awakens.

Just as the Lord has a transcendental form, He has also transcendental activities. When we become situated in the transcendental platform, saturated with pure love, we can join these transcendental pastimes. Attaining this level of purity may appear inconceivable in our current state, but when the Lord is pleased by our service, we become endowed with all spiritual qualities. The Lord can take the soul out of material contamination and grant pure devotional service to anyone at any stage, but He does so only when one sincerely desires it. As long as this desire is not there, He respects the free will of the soul.

The Lord is the ultimate giver of all benedictions, therefore everyone should engage in devotional service, whether full of material desires, or completely free from them, desirous to be elevated to higher planets, attaining the impersonal brahmajyoti, or attaining the supreme goal of love of Godhead.

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