Sonic Yogi Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Here is an interesting quote from the books of Srila Prabhupada. NOD ch. 4: From the above statement it is found that a devotee is not after any of the stages of liberation. There are five stages of liberation, already explained as being (1) to become one with the Lord, (2) to live on the same planet as the Lord, (3) to obtain the same bodily features as the Lord, (4) to have the same opulences as the Lord and (5) to have constant association with the Lord. Out of these five liberated stages, the one which is known as sāyujya, or to merge into the existence of the Lord, is the last to be accepted by a devotee. The other four liberations, although not desired by devotees, still are not against the devotional ideals. Some of the liberated persons who have achieved these four stages of liberation may also develop affection for Kṛṣṇa and be promoted to the Goloka Vṛndāvana planet in the spiritual sky. In other words, those who are already promoted to the Vaikuṇṭha planets and who possess the four kinds of liberation may also sometimes develop affection for Kṛṣṇa and become promoted to Kṛṣṇaloka. So, from this evidence I would imagine that there are Sankirtan parties from Navadvip on Goloka going out around Vaikuntha trying to preach the glories of Krishna to the Vaikuntha residents and convert them to Krsna bhakti. Even after going back to Godhead, the preaching and the Sankirtan parties are still a part of the lives of the followers of Lord Caitanya. The lost souls in the material world aren't the only one's that need to learn about devotional service to Krsna. The liberated souls in Vaikuntha can also go up higher from that position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaktajan Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 God is king. The material world is a "perverted reflection" of the Spiritual World. Therefore, in the Kingdom of Heaven, there is an economy based on being servant to God --this requires orientation to be qualified to 'resume'/'assume' a post in the Viakuntha-planets [realm of no anxiety ~ergo: happiness and blissfull enjoyment]--where God is in the pastime/relationship-to-others as, Supreme Transcendant Emperor. krishna-loka is where God is in his 'original-original' form: a cowherd shepard boy on in a rural estate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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