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The Perfection of Yoga 7
It is the duty of everyone to become Kṛṣṇa conscious and to serve the cause of Kṛṣṇa. In Bhagavad-gītā Kṛṣṇa says that after many births, when one comes to the platform of real knowledge, The wise man realizes that “Vāsudeva [Kṛṣṇa] is everything.” However, Kṛṣṇa says that such a great soul is rarely found. Why is this? Kṛṣṇa never forces anyone to surrender unto Him.
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Finally he gives up both wife and children and remains alone to cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and that Yet Kṛṣṇa indicates that for a sannyāsī, renunciation is not all. His duty is a most responsible one; it is to work for Kṛṣṇa.
The Perfection of Yoga 7
Everyone has an eternal relationship with the Lord, either as master and servant, friend and friend, parent and child, husband and wife, or lover and beloved. In the material world, the relationship between master and servant is based on money or force or exploitation When there is a difference of opinion between son and parents, the son leaves home, and the relationship The same with husband and wife: a slight difference of opinion, and there is divorce.
The Perfection of Yoga 7
Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa is full of all opulence as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but at the same time material world we find that one who has much opulence is not very much inclined to give it up, but Kṛṣṇa
The Perfection of Yoga 7
At the beginning of His discourse on the yoga system in the Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa
The Perfection of Yoga 7
But here Kṛṣṇa indicates that one can work out of a sense of duty alone, not expecting the results of
The Perfection of Yoga 7
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was then very much pleased with Bali Mahārāja, and He asked, “What would you like from
The Perfection of Yoga 7
When that knowledge comes, we begin to understand that we are servants of Kṛṣṇa and that we have an eternal
The Perfection of Yoga 7
And when one serves the illusion, he is deluded by māyā. Either he serves the illusion or the reality. When one has a family he may think that he is the master of his wife, or his children, or his home, business and so on, but that is all false. , or a servant of his own senses.
The Perfection of Yoga 7
There is no limit to Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s remuneration. Upon hearing their pleas, Śrī Kṛṣṇa took the shape of a dwarf brāhmaṇa boy and approached Bali Mahārāja
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The aim is threefold: to control the senses, to purify activities and to link oneself to Kṛṣṇa in a reciprocal
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Bali Mahārāja agreed, and the boy-dwarf took two steps and covered the entire universe. He then asked Bali Mahārāja where He was going to take His third step, and Bali Mahārāja, understanding
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“And what will You do with such a small piece of land?”
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“But I understand that You wanted something from me, and now I have offered You everything.”
The Perfection of Yoga 7
In this way the Lord became Bali Mahārāja’s doorman, and that was his return. Whoever thinks that the service of the Lord is actually his duty is perfect in knowledge and has attained