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The philosophical essence of this category establishes that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, is the ultimate goal of all religious principles, ambitions, and spiritual paths. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that due to ignorance, conditioned souls try to adjust their situations materially, not knowing that their true self-interest lies in reaching the Supreme Lord. While there are various processes of spiritual realization—such as | The philosophical essence of this category establishes that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, is the ultimate goal of all religious principles, ambitions, and spiritual paths. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that due to ignorance, conditioned souls try to adjust their situations materially, not knowing that their true self-interest lies in reaching the Supreme Lord. While there are various processes of spiritual realization—such as karma, jñāna, and mystic yoga—and different religious systems adapted to specific times and places, their ultimate destination is identical: the Supreme Person. Impersonalists mistakenly consider the formless Brahman to be the final achievement, but the Vedic literatures confirm that the personal feature of the Supreme Brahman is the ultimate goal and the last word in transcendence. This supreme destination is practically and joyfully attained by surrendering to a bona fide spiritual master, avoiding offenses, and engaging in the unalloyed devotional service (bhakti-yoga) of the Lord. | ||
* '''The True Self-Interest:''' The ultimate goal of all ambitions and the true self-interest of every living entity is to reach Lord Viṣṇu and become His eternal servant. | * '''The True Self-Interest:''' The ultimate goal of all ambitions and the true self-interest of every living entity is to reach Lord Viṣṇu and become His eternal servant. | ||
* '''The Unifying Destination:''' Whether one follows the Vedic | * '''The Unifying Destination:''' Whether one follows the Vedic varṇāśrama-dharma, Christian principles, or other genuine searching processes, the ultimate goal of all true religion is God. | ||
* '''Beyond Impersonalism:''' The impersonal Brahman is not the final destination. The ultimate goal of spiritual realization is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. | * '''Beyond Impersonalism:''' The impersonal Brahman is not the final destination. The ultimate goal of spiritual realization is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. | ||
* '''The Practical Path:''' While other | * '''The Practical Path:''' While other yogas are difficult, bhakti-yoga—beginning with hearing and chanting the holy name without offenses—is the direct and feasible path to the ultimate goal. | ||
* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:God Is The Ultimate Goal - The Final Destination of All Spiritual Paths|God Is The Ultimate Goal - The Final Destination of All Spiritual Paths.]] | * Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:God Is The Ultimate Goal - The Final Destination of All Spiritual Paths|God Is The Ultimate Goal - The Final Destination of All Spiritual Paths.]] | ||
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Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category establishes that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, is the ultimate goal of all religious principles, ambitions, and spiritual paths. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that due to ignorance, conditioned souls try to adjust their situations materially, not knowing that their true self-interest lies in reaching the Supreme Lord. While there are various processes of spiritual realization—such as karma, jñāna, and mystic yoga—and different religious systems adapted to specific times and places, their ultimate destination is identical: the Supreme Person. Impersonalists mistakenly consider the formless Brahman to be the final achievement, but the Vedic literatures confirm that the personal feature of the Supreme Brahman is the ultimate goal and the last word in transcendence. This supreme destination is practically and joyfully attained by surrendering to a bona fide spiritual master, avoiding offenses, and engaging in the unalloyed devotional service (bhakti-yoga) of the Lord.
- The True Self-Interest: The ultimate goal of all ambitions and the true self-interest of every living entity is to reach Lord Viṣṇu and become His eternal servant.
- The Unifying Destination: Whether one follows the Vedic varṇāśrama-dharma, Christian principles, or other genuine searching processes, the ultimate goal of all true religion is God.
- Beyond Impersonalism: The impersonal Brahman is not the final destination. The ultimate goal of spiritual realization is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Practical Path: While other yogas are difficult, bhakti-yoga—beginning with hearing and chanting the holy name without offenses—is the direct and feasible path to the ultimate goal.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: God Is The Ultimate Goal - The Final Destination of All Spiritual Paths.
Pages in category "God Is The Ultimate Goal"
The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
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- All-auspiciousness means go back to home, back to Godhead. So if we stick to pure devotional service, follow the rules and regulations, chant sixteen rounds, be engaged always in the service of the Lord, then ultimate gain is that tyaktva deham...
- Although impersonal Brahman, Paramatma Brahman and Brahman as the Supreme Person are all on the same transcendental platform, the personal feature of the Supreme Brahman is the ultimate goal and last word in transcendence
B
- Bhakti means rendering service. So when one learns how to render service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, direct service, then that is the ultimate goal of religious principles
- Bhakti-yoga is a feasible process that begins with chanting and hearing. Bhakti-yoga and other yogas have as their ultimate goal the same Personality of Godhead, but one is practical, and the others are difficult
I
- If anyone is accepting God as the ultimate goal of religious process, that is also Vedic. Because Krsna says that vedais ca sarvair aham (BG 15.15). And a godless scripture, that is not accepted as religion
- If one is infested with the ten offenses in the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, despite his endeavor to chant the holy name for many births, he will not get the love of Godhead that is the ultimate goal of this chanting
- In the varnasrama-dharma, the ultimate goal is to worship Lord Visnu, whose name is Yajna. Out of many names of Lord Visnu, one name is Yajna, Yajna-purusa. So yajna, to . . . anything performed to satisfy the Supreme Lord, that is called yajna
- In this verse (SB 4.30.36) it is said that Narayana is nyasinam gatih, the ultimate goal of the sannyasis
- Intelligent transcendentalists take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja (BG 18.66)). This is the ultimate goal
O
- One may ask that if the Supreme Personality is the ultimate goal and one has to surrender to Him, why are there so many different processes of worship in the world? This question is answered in the next verse - of BG 7.20
- One should know that the goal is Krsna, and when the goal is assigned, then the path is slowly but progressively traversed, and the ultimate goal is achieved. BG 1972 purports
S
- Sarva-sastre, in every scripture there is the aim, ultimate goal is God or Krsna
- Since impersonalists cannot understand the source of the Brahman energy, they mistakenly choose to think this impersonal Brahman the ultimate or absolute goal
- Srila Madhvacarya says that less intelligent nondevotees think that their conclusion is the ultimate, but because devotees are completely learned, they can understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the ultimate goal
T
- The basic principle of religion is truthfulness, and the ultimate goal of all religions is to satisfy the Lord
- The living entity, while executing devotional service or transcendental rituals after many, many births, may actually become situated in transcendental pure knowledge that the SP of Godhead is the ultimate goal of spiritual realization. BG 1972 purports
- The sages confirm the statement that the Supreme Lord, not the demigods, is the ultimate goal of all religious principles
- The searching process may be different according to the country, climate, but if the ultimate goal is God, then that is accepted as religion. Just like Christian religion. Christian religion, they are also searching after God
- The ultimate goal of all ambitions is to become a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If an intelligent man serves the most dear Lord, who gives Himself to His devotees, how can he desire material happiness, which is available even in hell?
- These activities (prayers for material benediction) are generally called purusartha. But actually the ultimate goal is to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is called pancama-purusartha, the ultimate goal of life
- These rascals, they do not know that his self-interest, ultimate goal of self-interest, is Visnu. Durasaya ye bahir-artha maninah (SB 7.5.31). Simply by the false hope, hope against hope, they are trying to adjust things materially
- This is the actual position of the devotee. The devotee simply wants to be in the presence of the Supreme Lord—either in this world or in the next—and engage in His service. That is the ultimate goal and benediction for the devotees
- Those who are actually advanced approach Lord Visnu, their ultimate goal. Such people are never captivated by Lord Visnu’s external energy, the material world
- Thus (after getting in touch with a bona fide spiritual master) one engages in devotional service and attains the ultimate goal of life, the lotus feet of Visnu
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- Whatever way of spiritual realization we accept (karma, jnana, mystic yoga), the ultimate goal is Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The living entities are eternally connected with Him via devotional service
- When will that moment come when You will call me to the shelter of Your lotus feet, which are the ultimate goal for liberation from conditional life?