Revatīnandana: Now our spiritual master has finished his lecture. If there are any questions on what he's been saying... Don't worry about the dress and marks on the forehead. That we can answer for you later. But about what my spiritual master has been saying, if there are any questions, you can put up a hand and I'll convey the question to my spiritual master. So if you have a question just raise your hand. Yes? (question is asked) Do we believe in reincarnation? She wants to know if we believe in reincarnation.
Prabhupāda: I don't follow. That's not question. (?)
Devotee: Hm? This lady.
Śyāmasundara: Do we believe in reincarnation?
Prabhupāda: Where is the question of believing? It is a fact. It is not a question of belief. It is a fact.
Śyāmasundara (for woman): Unless you fully surrender to God, then there's no question of knowing that. (?)
Prabhupāda: Yes. To go back to Godhead means you don't get this material body. So long you get this material body, you have to change. That is the material nature. Anything which is material, it has got a date of birth and it has got a date of annihilation. And in the via media there is growth, their existence. So this body, not only this body, even this material world, it has got a date of creation, and it will be annihilated. This is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā. Bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate (BG 8.19). It comes into manifestation once, and again it is destroyed. This is material existence. When you go back to home, back to Godhead, you haven't got to accept this material body. Your spiritual body is already there within this material body. And in that spiritual body you shall exist along with God. That is the highest perfection of life.