Steering Toward the Supreme
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“I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor, who is tending the cows, fulfilling all desire, in abodes built with spiritual gems, surrounded by millions of wish-fulfilling trees, always served with great reverence and affection by hundreds of thousands of  lakṣmīs , or  gopīs .” There are also other detailed descriptions given, specifically in  Brahma-samhitā .
Those who are trying to realize the Absolute Truth are categorized according to the aspect of the Absolute Truth upon which they concentrate. Those who concentrate on Brahman, the impersonalists, are called  brahmavādīs . Generally, those who are trying to realize the Absolute Truth first of all realize the  brahmajyoti . Those who concentrate on the Supersoul, the localized form of the Lord in the heart, called Paramātmā, are known as  paramātmāvādīs . The Supreme Lord, by His plenary portion, is sitting in everyone's heart, and by meditation and concentration one can perceive this form. Not only is He within everyone's heart, but He is situated also within every atom of the creation. This Paramātmā realization is the second stage. The third and last stage is the realization of Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Because there are three main stages of realization, the Supreme Absolute Truth is not attained in one birth.  Bahūnāṁ janmanām ante . If one is fortunate, he can achieve the ultimate in one second. But generally it takes many, many years and many, many births to realize what God is.