Men with developed consciousness, therefore, do not waste
time making excursions, real or imaginary, to the moon. Such
intelligent persons do not endeavor to achieve temporary sense
enjoyment. Rather, they apply their conserved energy for the
sake of spiritual cultivation. They discharge religious duties for the
satisfaction of the Supreme Lord, and not for personal sense
enjoyment. The signs of such exceptional devotees of the Lord
are that they are unattached to material enjoyment, contented,
pure in heart, attached to devotional service, free from affection
for temporary things, and devoid of false ego. According Vedic
injunctions, such great personalities ultimately attain the place
where the Supreme Personality of Godhead predominates and
where there is no death, no birth, no old age, and no disease. On
the way to these spiritual planets, such personalities pass through
the sun-line called arcir-marga. And on the way they can see all
the planets between here and the spiritual world.a

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