Who are we, why are we here and where are we going?

Expressions researched:
"Who are we, why are we here and where are we going"

Arrival Addresses and Talks

You are all living entities. You wanted to come here. Just like I wanted to come in your city—I have come here—similarly, you wanted to come to the material world and enjoy maya.

Arrival Lecture -- Mexico, February 11, 1975, (With Spanish Translator):

Hṛdayānanda: (translating question) Who are we? Why are we here and where are we going?

Prabhupāda: Hm?

Hṛdayānanda: Who are we, why are we here and where are we going?

Prabhupāda: You are all living entities. You wanted to come here. Just like I wanted to come in your city—I have come here—similarly, you wanted to come to the material world and enjoy ma... So because you wanted to enjoy this material world, you have come here. Kṛṣṇa has allowed to come here, and you are trying to enjoy this material world. That is called struggle for existence. But you'll never be happy with this material world. It is simply a struggle for existence. Therefore you should go back to home, back to Godhead. Then you'll be happy.