"The energy of the Lord is manifested in an unlimited variety of conditions of life
for the living entities who are rotating within the cycle of birth and death. All such
conditions of life are manifestations of the three modes of material nature, and they are the results of the conditioned souls’ fruitive activities. One can free himself from the influence of the three modes of material nature by engaging in the devotional service of the Supreme Lord. HUMAN LIFE IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CULTIVATING KNOWLEDGE OF THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH and any sane man will surely avail himself of this rarely obtained facility. By a careful cultivation of the mode of goodness, one can overcome the influence of the lower modes of passion and ignorance. Thereafter, one can advance even further by rising above the mode of goodness to the transcendental platform of devotional service. When one is fixed in the devotional service of the Lord, his ultimate destination is the association of the Supreme Lord in the spiritual sky, which is attained when, by His grace, the gross and subtle coverings are dissolved at the time of death." - Uddhava Gita, Chapter 19 summary excerpt.