What is the ultimate goal of existence?

The ultimate goal of existence is to seek to know Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as He truly is.

Perfect vision of the Absolute Truth (Krishna is the Absolute Truth, for whoever knows Him as He truly is, knows everything) is obtained only through the unitive practice of devotional service. Unitive, that is, one that allows one to unite, to enter into a relationship with the Absolute, Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

One can fully realize the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Lord, only through the practice of loving and devotional service, which is also the highest knowledge that allows one to attain the kingdom of God. To see the Lord, it is imperative to acquire perfect sight or vision of the Absolute, which lies beyond the radiance that veils Lord Krishna and envelops His personal, original, and absolute form, and this perfect vision is that of the Supreme Lord.

In truth, the Supreme Lord, Krishna, is veiled by the golden radiance emanating from His Divine body, which forms His aspect as the Impersonal Supreme Being. Only when this veil is lifted, by the grace of Lord Krishna, does He, the Absolute, appear in His true face.

Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, possesses an eternal realm where He enjoys eternal recreation with His eternal companions and everything that eternally surrounds Him. This eternal realm is a manifestation of His internal energy, while the material cosmos, in which a considerable number of galaxies float, is a manifestation of His external energy or material energy. Now, when He descends into the material cosmos and more precisely into a material galaxy, He does so through His internal power, and with all His surroundings. His form, His name, His fame, His surroundings, His kingdom, are not creations of dense matter.

When He descends thus, it is to call back to Himself the fallen souls that we all are, and to reestablish the principles of religion, of spirituality, that He Himself has enunciated. No one but God can reestablish these principles. Only He, or a qualified being endowed by Him with powers for this purpose, can dictate the codes of religion.