settled fact by the will of the Supreme. So we must find the

supreme will in every action of the cosmic situation. That is the

instruction of the /Sopanisad. The human life is an opportunity to

understand this cosmic harmony, and therefore our conserved

energy, which is likened to the conserved water in the paddy
| field, must be used for this purpose only.

] As there is no chance of rain from the sky in autumn, we shall
not immediately have a chance to get a human body again if we
spend our conserved energy for sense enjoyment. The senses
have their utility for the service of the Lord, and if properly en-
gaged they can reach the highest perfection by being directly
engaged in the service of the Lord in His personal presence.
When the living entity thus goes back home, back to Godhead,
and engages in the personal service of the Lord, he is said to
have attained sarnsiddhi parama, the highest perfection. This is
confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita.

mam upetva punar janma
: duhkhalayam asasvatam —
nadpnuvanti mahatmanah
samsiddhim paramam gatah
“After attaining Me, the great souls, who are yogis in devotion,
never return to this temporary world, which is full of miseries,
because they have attained the highest perfection.” (Bg. 8.15)m
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