46 Beyond Birth and Death

infallible, and it is the supreme destination. When one
goes there, he never comes back. That is My supreme
abode.” (Bg. 8.21)

A great journey is indicated in this verse. We have
to be able to penetrate outer space, traverse the
material universe, penetrate its covering and enter
the spiritual sky. Paramam gatim—that journey is
supreme, There is no question of going a few thou-
sand miles away from this planet and then returning.
This sort of journey is not very heroic. We have to
penetrate the whole material universe. This we can-
not do by spaceships but by Krsna consciousness,
One who is absorbed in Krsna consciousness and who
at the time of death thinks of Krsna is at once trans-
ferred there. If we at all want to go to that spiritual
sky and cultivate eternal blissful life full of knowl-
edge, we will have to begin now to cultivate a sac-
cid-ananda body. It is said that Krsna has a sac-cid-
ananda body—isvarah paramah krsnah sac-cid-ananda-
vigrahah—and we also have a similar body of eterntiy,
knowledge and bliss, but it is very small and is cov-
ered by the dress of matter. If somehow or other we
are able to give up this false dress, we can reach that
spiritual kingdom. If once we can attain that spiritual
world, return is not necessary (yam prapya na nivar-
tante).

Everyone then should try to go to that dhdma
paramam—Kysna’s supreme abode. Krsna Himself
comes to call us, and He gives us literatures as guide-
books and sends His bona fide representatives, We
should take advantage of this facility given to human
life. For one who reaches that supreme abode, pen-
