# The spiritual world *Beyond this temporary material creation exists the spiritual world — eternal, full of knowledge and bliss. This supreme abode of the Lord constitutes three-fourths of His total creation, where time, decay, and the modes of nature have no influence. The scriptures describe it as the ultimate destination for all souls.* ## Self-Luminous and Eternal ![[bg/15/6]] ![[bg/8/21]] ## Three-Fourths of the Lord's Energy ![[cc/madhya/21/51]] ![[cc/madhya/21/55]] ## Full of Variety and Activity ![[cc/adi/5/16]] ![[cc/adi/5/22]] ## Vaikuntha: The Realm Without Anxiety ![[sb/3/15/13]] ![[sb/2/9/10]] ## Never Returns to Material Existence ![[bg/8/15]] ![[bg/8/20]] ## Attained Through Devotional Service ![[sb/1/6/23]] ![[sb/4/12/37]] ## From the Index - [[index/entries/spiritual-world|Spiritual World]] — The eternal abode - [[index/entries/vaikuntha|Vaikuṇṭha]] — Realm of no anxiety - [[index/entries/goloka-vrndavana|Goloka Vṛndāvana]] — Krishna's supreme abode - [[index/entries/liberation|Liberation]] — Returning to the spiritual world