FINAL GOAL IN VEDANTA

The ultimate goal of a follower of Vedanta is the same as it is for a follower of any religion.  It is the attainment of perfection in the Godhead.
Whether you are a Vedantist, a Christian, a Buddhist, a Jew, a Muslim, or a Zoroastrian, the ideal is what your faith chooses to call it, the beatific vision, illumination, samadhi, or nirvana.

It was Christ who said, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.”  Note that he did not say that you must die a physical death in order to attain that perfection.  But your ego must die, and you must be reborn in spirit.  Realizing this goal is to be here and now, in this very life.

What does it mean that your ego must die?  Your ego is your conditioned consciousness, the I-consciousness, the person who your name refers to.

In Vedanta, the death of the ego can be achieved by one, or a combination of, the four main yogas, or paths to union with God.  These are bhakti yoga, the path of devotion, jnana yoga, the path of knowledge, karma yoga, the path of selfless work, and raja yoga, the path of formal meditation.

These four yogas shift your attention away from yourself and put it directly on God.  Everything you do becomes for God.