The document discusses the temporary and miserable nature of material existence and emphasizes the importance of using the human form of life to engage in spiritual activities and inquire about one's true identity and purpose. It recommends taking shelter of Krishna through practices like bhakti yoga to attain the eternal spiritual world which is free from all suffering.

1. Leading Meaningful Lives

2. AN INTERESTING FINDING …

19. To Live, Love, Learn, Leave a legacy

20. Çrépäda Çaìkarä

21. Çrépäda Çaìkarä

22. Çrépäda Çaìkaräc

23. kaumära äcaret präjïo dharmän bhägavatän iha durlabhaà mänuñaà janma tad apy adhruvam arthadam Prahalad Maharaj in Srimad Bhagvatam instructs

24. One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of his life to practice the activities of devotional service.

25. Fundamental Question Who am I ?

26. Lord Krishna explains

27. The BODY and SOUL are distinct just as The bird and the cage are distinct The driver and the car are distinct

30. 4 things which we all are busy with

35. Scriptures point out that...

37. ...then we are no better than animals.

38. dharmeëa héna paçubhir samänam - Mahabharata Without real religious principles, we are no better than animals.

39. dvi-päda-paçu Animals with two legs.

40. Western countries have reached summit of material advancement

41. Luxurious Houses

42. Skyscraper Buildings

43. Jet Planes

44. Latest methods of communication

46. We want to remain young forever… But…very soon we start growing old and our bodies become weak & frail

48. & we are no longer beautiful

49. We want to remain healthy, But…

50. But, much against our wish we encounter various diseases

51. Some chronic

52. Ronald Regan U. S. President, 1980 -1988

54. Although we are advanced in medical science…

55. … & have latest technology at our disposal

56. Still our plans of good health & happiness are thwarted with newer & newer diseases

57. “ I am the greatest” Mohammed Ali World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

58. Today, he is suffering from PARKINSON disease… … he can’t even lift a cup of coffee

59. Pain

60. disease starvation

61. And Finally, death

62. WHY ?

64. ...one who can perceive birth, death, old age & disease as REAL PROBLEMS is in knowledge.

65. Also, if we analyze our lives, we are constantly tormented with…

66. adhyätmika kleças miseries due to our body and mind

67. adhibhautik kleças miseries due to other living entities

68. adhidaivika kleças miseries due to natural calamities

69. duùkhälayam açäçvatam Krishna also points out that in essence, this material world is

70. A place which is MISERABLE & TEMPORARY

71. What is the solution ? We are in a place which is MISERABLE & TEMPORARY

72. mäm upetya punar janma duùkhälayam açäçvatam näpnuvanti mahätmänaù saàsiddhià paramäà gatäù Bhagavad-gétä 8.15

73. “ After attaining Me, the great souls, who are yogis in devotion, never return to this temporary world, which is full of miseries, because they have attained the highest perfection.”

74. paras tasmät tu bhävo ’nyo ’vyakto ’vyaktät sanätanaù yaù sa sarveñu bhüteñu naçyatsu na vinaçyati Bhagavad-gétä 8.20

75. “ Yet there is another unmanifest nature, which is eternal and is transcendental to this manifested and unmanifested world. It is supreme and is never annihilated. When all in this world is annihilated, that part remains as it is.”

77. Towards the end of Bhagavad-gétä, Krishna reveals his MOST CONFIDENTIAL instruction

78. “ Because you are My very dear friend, I am speaking to you My supreme instruction, the most confidential knowledge of all. Hear this from Me, for it is for your benefit.”

79. man-manä “ always think of Me”

80. bhava mad-bhakto “ become My devotee”

81. mad-yäjé “ worship Me”

82. mäà namaskuru “ offer your obeisances unto Me”

83. mäm evaiñyasi satyaà te pratijäne priyo ’si me “ Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.”

84. janma karma ca me divyam evaà yo vetti tattvataù tyaktvä dehaà punar janma naiti mäm eti so ’rjuna Bhagavad-gétä 4.9

85. “ One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world…”

86. “… but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.”

87. which is eternal, full of knowledge, & completely blissful

88. labdhvä su-durlabham idaà bahu-sambhavänte Srimad Bhagavatam 11.9.29 “ We have attained human form, which is very rare, after many many lifetimes.”

90. Polishing Cage, but forgetting the hungry parrot Pampering the body, but forgetting the soul

91. mänuñyam artha-dam anityam apéha dhéraù Srimad Bhagavatam 11.9.29 “ Although human life is temporary, it affords one opportunity to attain highest perfection.”

92. So what should we do ?

94. EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT lies in BALANCING KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO HOME AND FRIENDS

101. Learn the perfect knowledge contained in Bhagavad gita