Lesson Six: The Evolution of the Soul Culminates in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness

As we can clearly see, the Supersoul is our dearest friend. And since the Supersoul is but an expansion of Lord Krsna, that means Krsna is our dearest friend. However, although Krsna always wants us to return to Him-to get free from the suffering we've been going through in one material body after another-He will not interfere with our minute free will. Without that freedom, we can't develop any real love for Krsna, and without developing love for Krsna, we can't break our attachment to things of this world and go back to the spiritual world.

It is only by surrendering to Lord Krsna and accepting His instructions that the spiritual soul can evolve to the highest state of existence-pure Krsna consciousness, pure love of God. The Bhagavad-gita explains that the soul who has attained love for Krsna does not again take birth in this material world after leaving his present body. Such a pure soul attains a spiritual body in the spiritual world.

Covered by illusion, we have been desiring and obtaining body after body in this miserable material world. Now, if we awaken our spiritual desires, our love for Krsna, He will award us an eternal spiritual body in the spiritual world. The spiritual world has none of the disappointment, despair, fear, and pain that plague this world. That's because in the spiritual world every soul is engaged in his eternal, natural activity-rendering loving devotional service to Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unlike the so-called loving relationships of this material world, which are mere shadow relationships, our loving relationship with Krsna in the spiritual world is our original, eternal relationship, and it is the only real satisfaction and solace for the soul. Having now attained a human body, we should all take up the process of developing our love for Krsna as our most important task-and reach the pinnacle of evolution within this lifetime.