28 On the Way to Krsna

eating the fruit of the tree, and the Supersoul
(Paramatma) is witnessing. As the individual soul be-
gins the process of devotional service and gradually
begins to develop his Krgna consciousness, the Super-
soul who is seated within begins to help him dust all
the impurities from the mirror of the mind. Krsna is
a friend to all saintly persons, and the attempt to be-
come Krspaconsciousis a saintly endeavor. Sravanam
kirtanam—by chanting and hearing one can come to
understand the science of Krsna and thereby come to
understand Krsna. And upon understanding Krsna,
one can, at the moment of death, go immediately to
His abode in the spiritual world. This spiritual world
is described thus in Bhagavad-gita:

na tad bhasayate suryo
na Sasanko na pavakah
yad gatva na nivartante
tad dhama paramam 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.” (Bg. 15.6)

This material world is always dark; therefore we re-
quire the sun, moon and electricity. The Vedas en-
join us not to remain in this darkness but to transfer
ourselves to the world of illumination, the spiritual
world. The word darkness has a twofold meaning; it
not only means without light, but it means ignorance.

The Supreme Lord has manifold energies. It is not
that he comes to this material world to perform ac-
tivities. It is stated in the Vedas that the Supreme
Lord has nothing to do. In Bhagavad-gita Sri Krsna
also says:
