The Absolute Truth cannot be reached by mental speculation, only revealed through Krishna's grace and Vedic knowledge.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] [leads chanting, etc.] parāvareṣu bhūteṣu brahmānta-sthāvarādiṣu bhautikeṣu vikāreṣu bhūteṣv atha mahatsu ca guṇeṣu guṇa-sāmye ca guṇa-vyatikare tathā eka eva paro hy ātmā bhagavān īśvaro 'vyayaḥ pratyag-ātma-svarūpeṇa dṛśya-rūpeṇa ca svayam vyāpya-vyāpaka-nirdeśyo hy anirdeśyo 'vikalpitaḥ kevalānubhavānandasvarūpaḥ parameśvaraḥ māyayāntarhitaiśvarya īyate guṇa-sargayā [SB 7.6.20-23] [07:11] Translation: "The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller, who is infallible and indefatigable, is present in different forms of life, from the inert living beings [sthāvara], such as the plants, to Brahmā, the foremost created living being.
He is also present in the varieties of material creations and in the material elements, the total material energy and the modes of material nature [sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa], as well as the unmanifested material nature and the false ego. Although He is one, He is present everywhere, and He is also the transcendental Supersoul, the cause of all causes, who is present as the observer in the cores of the hearts of all living entities. He is indicated as that which is pervaded and as the all-pervading Supersoul, but actually He cannot be indicated. He is changeless and undivided.
He is simply perceived as the supreme sac-cid-ānanda [eternity, knowledge and bliss]. Being covered by the curtain of the external energy, to the atheist He appears nonexistent." Prabhupāda: So this is the description of the Absolute Truth. [to Svarūpa Dāmodara:] You can explain in your own way. Just stand up and explain.
They'll be glad. The Absolute Truth, explanation. Svarūpa Dāmodara: The Absolute Truth? Prabhupāda: Yes, you can explain in your scientific way. [laughter] Svarūpa Dāmodara: We impose that, ah... Prabhupāda: Stand up and say.
They'll be glad to hear. [laughter] Svarūpa Dāmodara: We make a prerequisite, saying that in order to understand the difference between life and matter, the basic requirement is to have some understanding of the Absolute Truth. Just like in mathematics and physics and in chemistry, there are certain axioms from which the knowledge... [break] ...and theories are produced from these axioms.
[indistinct] Similarly, if one would accept Absolute Truth, the axiom of the truth, in order to understand the basic meaning of God, the difference between life and matter, the requirement is very scientific process, they say axioms, actions that can be proven. They say the Absolute Truth cannot be proven by experiment. So we take Absolute Truth source of everything. Prabhupāda: Yes. In the Bhagavad-gītā, the Absolute Truth, Kṛṣṇa, is explaining Himself.
Absolute Truth is the ultimate end, Vedānta. The subject matter of knowledge is Absolute Truth. Athāto brahma-jijñāsā. So we have got this human form of life to inquire about the Absolute Truth.