2007-10-10 19:40:57 · 12 answers · asked by Dhruva 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As per - Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.9.29
labdhvā su-durlabham idaḿ bahu-sambhavānte
mānuṣyam artha-dam anityam apīha dhīraḥ
tūrṇaḿ yateta na pated anu-mṛtyu yāvan
niḥśreyasāya viṣayaḥ khalu sarvataḥ syāt
SYNONYMS
labdhvā — having obtained; su-durlabham — that which is very difficult to obtain; idam — this; bahu — many; sambhava — births; ante — after; mānuṣyam — human form of life; artha-dam — which awards great value; anityam — not eternal; api — although; iha — in this material world; dhīraḥ — one who has sober intelligence; tūrṇam — immediately; yateta — should endeavor; na — not; patet — has fallen; anu-mṛtyu — always subject to death; yāvat — as long as; niḥśreyasāya — for ultimate liberation; viṣayaḥ — sense gratification; khalu — always; sarvataḥ — in all conditions; syāt — is possible.
TRANSLATION
After many, many births and deaths one achieves the rare human form of life, which, although temporary, affords one the opportunity to attain the highest perfection. Thus a sober human being should quickly endeavor for the ultimate perfection of life as long as his body, which is always subject to death, has not fallen down and died. After all, sense gratification is available even in the most abominable species of life, whereas Kṛṣṇa consciousness is possible only for a human being.
PURPORT
Material life essentially means repeated birth and death. Even the lowest forms of life, such as reptiles, insects, pigs and dogs, have ample opportunity for sense gratification. Even ordinary houseflies have a busy sex life and thus multiply rapidly. Human life, however, enables one to understand the Absolute Truth and is therefore full of grave responsibility. Since the valuable human life is not eternal, we should do the needful to achieve the highest perfection, Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Before death appears, we should seriously cultivate our real self-interest.
One can experience Kṛṣṇa consciousness in the association of devotees of the Lord. Without their association, one is in danger of being attracted to an impersonal conception of life, which causes one to fall away from devotional service to the Absolute Truth. Or, being discouraged by one's failure to understand the Absolute Truth, one may return to the false platform of sense gratification. In conclusion, human life is meant for cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness under the guidance of the experienced, self-realized devotees of the Lord.-
2007-10-11 00:23:12 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the highest perfection of life is to live your life the best you can.Humans are not perfect but they can achieve a happy and full life by either the relidion they most believe and not sweating the small stuff."life is short live it the fullest" "live each day like it is your last"
2007-10-11 02:58:11 · answer #2 · answered by witcheshonor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The highest perfection of human life is to achieve the loving devotional service of the Lord.
You can achieve this by doing sadhana bhakti or by chanting the holy name of the lord by heart. You need to completely surrender yourself into the lotus feet of the Lord.
2007-10-11 04:01:23 · answer #3 · answered by Visakha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highest perfection of human life may have (definitely have) multiple paths. Each path in its own way is the highest and none of the other paths are higher.
From the Dao De Jing, we get: Those that know, don't say; those that don't know, say.
Answer: For Christians, the perfection of human life is Christ Jesus.
2007-10-11 02:52:25 · answer #4 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dear Prahlad, the highest perfection is going back home, back to Godhead.
And this can be achieve only when the mind is situated in the transcendental loving service of the Lord.
2007-10-11 09:08:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The highest perfection of human life is to achieve a culmination with the Almighty and this is possible by means of rendering of an unselfish service to your fellow-beings-- as ,indeed, service to humanity is service to God.
2007-10-11 06:58:42 · answer #6 · answered by voleti v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're all flawed, so none of us will ever achieve perfection. The most we can strive for to make our world a better place is to love others with a pure and perfect love. How is this kind of love defined?
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."
How do we achieve this? God helps us. When you love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength, the love He pours back into you is too great to contain - it overflows onto those around you.
2007-10-11 03:14:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You already have... your living are you not?
Sometimes its the imperfections that make things perfect, and I think its amazing that we've been given this gift of a life to live....
From there its up to you to make choices about how you live...
2007-10-11 02:46:56 · answer #8 · answered by ForgeAus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About perfection I cannot answer but forgiveness of sins we need to have
2007-10-11 02:48:31 · answer #9 · answered by allya 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That depends, and the criterion varies from person to person.
All you need to do is to try to find something that can make you happy and keep on pursuing it.
2007-10-11 02:49:33 · answer #10 · answered by Wenjie Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋