Achieving the ultimate goal of life (Mundaka Upaniṣad #12)

Using the bow of the holy names, we should send our mind in the direction of the Lord, just as an arrow shot toward a target. This arrow of the mind should be sharpened by devotion to the Lord and not allowed to deviate to anything else. By this fixed meditation we can attain the Lord, entering the spiritual sky, just as an arrow enters its target. The process of chanting should be practiced with fixed attention, and the proper attitude of surrender.What happens after entering the spiritual sky? We remain as individuals, and serve the Lord in one of the five types of transcendental relationships. The soul remains an individual even after entering the spiritual sky, just like a molecule of water entering the ocean or a bird entering a tree. There is no question of merging anywhere.This process of chanting the holy names and serving the Lord with devotional attitude is the path of self realization for all ages, it is just practiced in different ways. We should thus give up other talks and forms of worship and fix our attention in this supreme process of worship of the Supreme Lord, the refuge of liberated souls. Get full access to Mysteries of the Vedas (Caitanya Chandra Dasa) at www.ccdas.net/subscribe