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In order to attain peace, we must meditate on Kṛṣṇa, and by meditating on Kṛṣṇa, we can control the body The tongue is controlled by chanting and eating kṛṣṇa-prasāda. When the mind is fixed on Kṛṣṇa and has no other engagement, it is automatically controlled. which abides in Kṛṣṇa. Everything is in Kṛṣṇa; therefore we cannot find peace outside Kṛṣṇa conscious activities.

In this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we are meditating directly on Śrī Kṛṣṇa. garden and digging in the earth, but he is thinking, “I am cultivating beautiful roses to offer to Kṛṣṇa Similarly, chanting and dancing in the temple are forms of meditating on Kṛṣṇa. on Kṛṣṇa twenty-four hours a day. “Meditate upon Me within the heart, and make Me the ultimate goal of life,” Śrī Kṛṣṇa says.

In conclusion, the person who works in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the perfect yogi, because his mind is always absorbed in Kṛṣṇa’s activities. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ. can overcome the path of birth and death only by understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa

sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane karau harer mandira-mārjanādiṣu śrutiṁ

Kṛṣṇa will reveal Himself. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyam. Śravaṇam is hearing about Kṛṣṇa from the Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and other śāstras. Kīrtanam is chanting about His glories, chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. Kṛṣṇa is the original form of Viṣṇu (kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam: “Kṛṣṇa is the original form of the Supreme

If all our desires are for Kṛṣṇa, there is no scope for material desire. All perfection is there in Kṛṣṇa consciousness because it is on the spiritual platform.

So how is it possible to understand the form of Kṛṣṇa? As Kṛṣṇa Himself states in the tenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gītā (10.11),

, the mystic transcendentalist, his mind regulated, attains to the kingdom of God [or the abode of Kṛṣṇa

Kṛṣṇa is within us, and when we are sincerely searching for Him by the devotional process, He will reveal

Kṛṣṇa does not recommend meditation on the void. He specifically states, “meditate upon Me.” When we refer to the Viṣṇu form, or viṣṇu-mūrti, we refer to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

So in the practice of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, all these activities are present, but they are spiritualized In the fourteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gītā (14.4), Śrī Kṛṣṇa states,

Since nothing can exist without Kṛṣṇa, we cannot be disconnected from Him. Rather, it is better to say that we have forgotten that we are connected to Kṛṣṇa. engaging in so many nonsensical activities instead of utilizing our senses in the performance of our Kṛṣṇa

Whatever the case – serpents, tigers, or lions – one can be truly fearless only when he is established in Kṛṣṇa Fear is due to forgetting one’s eternal relationship with Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa consciousness provides the only true basis for fearlessness; therefore perfect practice of yoga is not possible for one who is not Kṛṣṇa conscious.

The authoritative yoga system is here outlined by the supreme authority, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself. Is there a better yogi than Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead? The real purpose of yoga, however, is to keep oneself always aware that Lord Kṛṣṇa is within.

In the second chapter, after Arjuna told Śrī Kṛṣṇa, “I shall not fight,” the Lord said, “While speaking All his conceptions were within the bodily atmosphere; therefore after Arjuna accepted Śrī Kṛṣṇa as his Essentially, Śrī Kṛṣṇa told Arjuna, “You are talking very wisely, as if you know so many things, but

“O my Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva, O all-pervading Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful I meditate upon Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa because He is the Absolute Truth and the primeval cause of all causes I therefore meditate upon Him, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is eternally existent in the transcendental abode.

We must utilize this material body in order to execute Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and to this end we should Kṛṣṇa has given us nice food – fruits, grains, vegetables, and milk – and we can prepare hundreds and Our process is to eat kṛṣṇa-prasāda and to satisfy the tongue in that way.

The seed is originally given by Kṛṣṇa, placed in the womb of material nature, and thus many living entities

Yoga should only be practiced in order to understand Kṛṣṇa. Yoga is meant for the reestablishment of our lost relationship with Kṛṣṇa.

A consummate yogi, who is perfect in understanding Lord Kṛṣṇa, as is clearly stated herein (śāntiṁ nirvāṇa-paramāṁ enter into the eternal abode of the Lord (Vaikuṇṭha, Goloka Vṛndāvana) without properly understanding Kṛṣṇa