Category:Goal of Human Life
Śrīla Prabhupāda repeatedly emphasizes that the human form of life is a rare opportunity meant exclusively for spiritual realization. Unfortunately, driven by the illusory jugglery of science and the endless pursuit of material wealth, modern civilization has completely lost sight of this supreme purpose. People waste their valuable days working tirelessly for sense gratification, oblivious to the fact that their true destination is not mundane comfort, but returning back to Godhead. By accepting the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master and the authorized principles of varṇāśrama-dharma, one can transcend the cycle of birth and death and achieve true immortality. Ultimately, the highest perfection and the fifth goal of human life is to awaken unalloyed love of Godhead. By rendering pure devotional service to Lord Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa, the sincere soul fulfills the real mission of existence and dives into an unlimited ocean of transcendental pleasure.
- The Illusion of Modern Society: Enchanted by material energy, the general populace has forgotten the purpose of life, reducing human civilization to a godless pursuit of money and sense gratification.
- Rejecting Mundane Endeavors: Because material happiness and distress are already destined by past karma, intelligent humans must renounce the pursuit of sense enjoyment and focus entirely on self-realization.
- The Necessity of Vedic Training: A society can only advance towards perfection when it is organized by varṇāśrama-dharma and led by individuals fully trained in the ultimate spiritual destination.
- Achieving Immortality Through Viṣṇu: The true destination of the living entity is not temporary material success, but achieving eternal immortality by rendering service to the Supreme Lord.
- Awakening Pure Love of God: Surpassing even liberation, the fifth and supreme goal of human life is the awakening of pure, ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, achievable only through the association of pure devotees.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Devotional Service is the Highest Goal of Human Life.
Pages in category "Goal of Human Life"
The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
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- Accepting the process of varnasrama-dharma will make a person's life successful because this will connect him with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the goal of human life. Therefore the Krsna consciousness movement is meant for all of humanity
- According to this class of men, who are situated in pure devotional service to the Lord, the highest goal of human life is purusartha, devotional service to the Lord, the real mission of life
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- Because of their (Persons) foolish activities, they are unaware that the ultimate goal of human life is to achieve Visnu, the Lord of the cosmic manifestation
- Before Ramananda Raya could even ask the Lord a question about the advancement of spiritual knowledge, the Lord Himself said, "Please quote some verses from scripture about the ultimate goal of human life"
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- Even if I don't try, I will be supplied with whatever I am to achieve because of my past work and my particular type of body. Your real concern, therefore, should be to seek out the higher goal of human life
- Everyone is engaged in getting more and more money, and therefore the ideal goal of human life is being lost. Concisely, it may be said that everyone is a thief and is liable to be punished
- Everyone is engaged in maintaining the body, home and family. Consequently everyone becomes confused at the end of life, not knowing what spiritual life and the goal of human life are
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- If one really wants to attain the goal of human life, he should associate with devotees of the Krsna consciousness movement because it is the only movement that teaches one how to develop love of God
- In this material world, to render service to the lotus feet of Govinda, the cause of all causes, and to see Him everywhere, is the only goal of life. This much alone is the ultimate goal of human life, as explained by all the revealed scriptures
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- Love of God is the fifth and ultimate goal of human life. Compared with the ocean of transcendental pleasure that is love of God, the conception of impersonal Brahman is no more significant than a drop of water
- Love of Godhead is so exalted that it is considered to be the fifth goal of human life. By awakening one's love of Godhead, one can attain the platform of conjugal love, tasting it even during the present span of life
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- One can peacefully execute the goal of human life simply by following the rules and regulations which apply to one's self
- One should definitely try to understand that sense enjoyment is not the ultimate goal of human life. Herein (SB 1.16.9) it is said that during the daytime one works "for nothing" because the aim is nothing but sense enjoyment
- Only those who are trained up in the Ultimate Goal of human life, they can lead - because human life is meant for going back to Godhead
- Our human life, the ultimate goal of human life is to achieve immortality. Tyaktva deham punar janma naiti
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- People do not know that the highest goal of human life is to please Lord Visnu. On the contrary, like demons, they simply plan to kill Visnu and be happy by sense gratification
- Prahlada Maharaja say - People in this material world who are enamored with the material energy do not know what the goal of human life is. Why? Because they have been enchanted by the Lord's glaring external energy
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- Society can never be considered real human society, nor can it make any advancement towards the ultimate goal of human life. It is the duty of the government to see that things go on in terms of varna and asrama
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirmed these verses recited by Sri Ramananda Raya, saying, "This is the limit of the goal of human life. Only by your mercy have I come to understand it conclusively"
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- Tasmad gurum prapadyeta jijnasuh sreya uttamam (SB 11.3.21). One must approach a guru like Jada Bharata, a representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to inquire about the goal of human life
- The culmination of a perfectional stage of life is the goal of human life and the attainment of transcendental bliss
- The jugglery of science is gradually leading people to a godless civilization at the cost of the goal of human life
- The state of India should better follow the examples of Maharaja Pariksit, the ideal executive head, than to imitate other materialistic states which have no idea of the kingdom of Godhead, the ultimate goal of human life
- The Vedic literature recommends that a human being follow the principles of varnasrama-dharma. Accepting the process of varnasrama-dharma will make a person’s life successful because this will connect him with the SPG, who is the goal of human life
- They (the servants of God) are interested in imparting knowledge of the relationship of the living being with the Supreme Lord, the activities in that transcendental relationship, and the ultimate goal of human life
- This is exactly the position of present civilization. Everyone is engaged in maintaining the body, home and family. Consequently everyone becomes confused at the end of life, not knowing what spiritual life and the goal of human life are