Live according to Bhagavan Krishna's Instructions .

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Hare Krishna ! Dandavat Pranam to Bhagavan Sree Krishna and all Vaishnavas !

Krishna says "The Supreme God is situated in the heart of all living beings and by His `maya' (illusionary energy) is causing them to work out their `Karma' , as if they are mounted on a machine. seek refuge in the Supreme God alone with loving devotion. By His grace you shall attain supreme peace and the eternal abode."

Bhagavan Sree Krishna, as the localized Supersoul, sits in the heart directing the living being. After changing bodies, the living entity forgets his past deeds, but the Supersoul, as the knower of the past, present and future, remains the witness of all his activities.

Therefore all the activities of living entities are directed by this Supersoul. The living entity gets what he deserves and is carried by the material body, which is created in the material energy under the direction of the Supersoul. As soon as a living entity is placed in a particular type of body, he has to work under the spell of that bodily situation.

A living entity should therefore surrender unto Sree Krishna, who is situated in his heart, and that will relieve him from all kinds of miseries of this material existence. Krishna does not interfere with the little independence of the living entity. The best advice imparted to Arjuna is to surrender unto Krishna seated within his heart. By right discrimination, one should agree to act according to the order of the Supersoul (Krishna). That will help one become situated constantly in Kishna-bhakti .

The ultimate control of all actions is invested in the Supersoul who is seated in the heart as a friend. He is encouraging everyone to perform certain activities, by reminding him of his past actions of previous births . A foolish person cannot understand that, the Supersoul is sitting as a friend in his heart to guide his actions.

`Right work' is the work done according to the Vedic scriptural injunctions ( Gita is the essence of Vedas) . `wrong work' is the work done against, the scriptural injunctions. Personal activity and responsibility arise from false ego and godlessness. Anyone who is acting under the direction of the Supersoul (Krishna) , is never affected by the reaction of such actions. When a soldier kills under the command of a superior officer, he is not subject to be judged. But if a soldier kills on his own personal account, then he is certainly judged by a court of law.

Performing actions according to the directions of the Vedic scriptures is called `Pravrtti', or executing actions that deserve to be performed. One who does not know the scriptural directions, becomes entangled in the actions and reactions of work. `tamasic' Intelligence is always working the opposite of the way it should. It accepts "'Artificial " religions which are not actually religions and rejects the true eternal religion (Sanatana Dharma) .

A person is controlled by his own nature-born Karmic impressions. Therefore, he will be forced to perform even against own will , the obligatory duty which he wanted to avoid due to delusion . To His Bhaktas , Krishna gives directions as to what is good and what is bad, and one simply has to voluntarily execute Bhagavan's order --that will keep one safe under all circumstances. No one can ascertain his destiny as Bhagavan can . Therefore the best course is to take direction from the Bhagavan and act. No one should neglect the order of Krishna.

Sree Krishna upon Uddhava's request gave the essentials of Self-realization (Bhagavatam 11.06-29) for the modern age as follows :

(1) Do your duty, to the best of your abilities, for Me without any selfish motive, and remember Me at all times - before starting a work, at the completion of a task, and while inactive. (2) Practice to look upon all creatures as Myself in thought, word, and deed ; and mentally bow down to them. (3) Awaken your dormant spiritual power and perceive through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions that My power is within you at all times, and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument .

Om Namo Bhagavate Vsudevaya !!!

SriKrishnaDasa Rajeev