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THE PATH OF PERECTION
Where is there void? In the Fourteenth Chapter of  Bhagavad-gītā  (14.4), Śrī Krsna states,
sarva-yoniṣu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ tāsāṁ brahma mahad yonir ahaṁ bīja-pradah pitā
“It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kunti, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving father.” The seed is originally given by Kṛṣṇa, placed in the womb of material nature, and thus many living entities are generated. How can one argue against this process? If the seed of existence is void, how has this body developed?
Nirvāṇa  actually means not accepting another material body. It's not that we attempt to make this body void.  Nirvāṇa  means making the miserable, material, conditional body void—that is, converting the material body into a spiritual body. This means entering into the kingdom of God, which is described in the Fifteenth Chapter of  Bhagavad-gītā  (15.6):
na tad bhāsayate sūryo sa śaśāṅiko na pāvakaḥ yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama
“That abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by electricity. One who reaches it never returns to this material world.”
So there is no void anywhere within the Lord's creation. All the planets in the spiritual sky are self-illumined, like the sun. The kingdom of God is everywhere, but the spiritual sky and the planets thereof are all  param dhāma , or superior abodes. As stated, sunlight, moonlight, or electricity are not required in the  param dhāma . We cannot find such an abode within this universe. We may travel as far as possible within our spaceships, but we will not find any place where there is no sunlight. The sunlight is so exten-
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sive that it pervades the universe. Therefore, that abode in which there is no sunlight, moonlight, or electricity is beyond this material sky. Beyond this material nature is a spiritual nature. Actually, we know nothing of this material nature; we do not even know how it was originally formed. So how can we know anything about the spiritual nature beyond? We have to learn from Kṛṣṇa, who lives there; otherwise we remain in ignorance.
In this  Bhagavad-gītā , information of the spiritual sky is given. How can we know anything about that which we cannot reach? Our senses are so imperfect, how can we attain knowledge? We just have to hear and accept. How will we ever know who our father is unless we accept the word of our mother? Our mother says, “Here is your father,” and we have to accept this. We cannot determine our father by making inquiries here and there or by attempting to experiment. This knowledge is beyond our means. Similarly, if we want to learn about the spiritual sky, God’s kingdom, we have to hear from the authority, mother  Vedas . The  Vedas  are called  veda-mātā , or mother  Vedas , because the knowledge imparted therein is like that knowledge received from the mother. We  have  to believe in order to acquire knowledge. There is no possibility of acquiring this transcendental knowledge by experimenting with our imperfect senses.
A consummate  yogī , who is perfect in understanding Lord Kṛṣṇa, as is clearly stated herein ( śāntiṁ nirvāṇa-paramāṁ mat-saṁsthām adhigacchati ) by the Lord Himself, can attain real peace and ultimately reach the supreme abode of the Lord. This abode is known as Kṛṣṇaloka, or Goloka Vṛndāvana. In the  Brahma-saṁhitā  it is clearly stated ( goloka eva nivasaty akhilātma-bhūtaḥ ) that the Lord, although residing always in His abode called Goloka, is the all-pervading Brahman and the localized Paramātmā as well, by dint of His superior spiritual energies. No one can reach the spiritual sky or enter into the eternal abode of the Lord (Vaikuṇṭha, Goloka Vṛndāvana) without properly understanding Kṛṣṇa and His plenary expansion Viṣṇu. And according to  Brahma-saṁhitā , it is necessary to learn from our authorized mother,  veda-mātā .  Brahma-saṁhitā  states that the Supreme Lord is living not only in His abode, Goloka Vṛndāvana,