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In the Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa instructs Arjuna how to perform meditational yoga, but Although Kṛṣṇa saw that Arjuna was rejecting the meditational system, He proclaimed Arjuna to be the Thinking of Kṛṣṇa is the essence of all yoga systems – of the haṭha, karma, jñāna, bhakti or any other of Kṛṣṇa. The actual perfection of human life lies in being always Kṛṣṇa conscious and always being aware of Kṛṣṇa

Throughout Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa was encouraging Arjuna to fight, for he was a warrior, and fighting was Although Kṛṣṇa delineates the meditational yoga system in the Sixth Chapter, He does not stress it or Kṛṣṇa admits that this meditational process is very difficult:

Kṛṣṇa further indicates that of all good families to be born into – families of successful merchants Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna,

Nor is the mind put out or extinguished, for it is the business of the yogī to think of Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu This may sound very difficult, but it is possible in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. When one is always engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in the service of Kṛṣṇa, then how is it possible for the mind to wander away from Kṛṣṇa? In the service of Kṛṣṇa, the mind is automatically controlled.

Kṛṣṇa simply wants to see that we are sincere. duty and somehow – either out of sentiment or association or craziness or whatever – takes shelter of Kṛṣṇa But a person who has approached Kṛṣṇa is better situated, even though he may fall down from the yogic

When we are absorbed in the thought of serving Kṛṣṇa and when we act in that consciousness, we can become In Bhagavad-gītā Kṛṣṇa asks Arjuna to become a yogī, but He never tells him to cease from fighting. In Kṛṣṇa consciousness. One simply has to fight for Kṛṣṇa, work for Kṛṣṇa, eat for Kṛṣṇa, sleep for Kṛṣṇa and dedicate all activities to Kṛṣṇa.

chanting, remembering, serving, worshiping the Deity in the temple, praying, carrying out orders, serving Kṛṣṇa At a public kīrtana one person can chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare

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.

Anyone who takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness seriously is not an ordinary person; he must have taken to the

So properly speaking, we can never attain success in this meditational yoga system described by Kṛṣṇa consciousness, specifically mantra-yoga, the glorification of Śrī Kṛṣṇa through the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa. consciousness and of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. We have to take the real cure straight from Kṛṣṇa.

In the preliminary stage one is advised to always work for Kṛṣṇa. There are a variety of activities one can perform in serving Kṛṣṇa. For those working in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, there are simply not enough hours in the day to serve Kṛṣṇa That is the stage of real happiness – constant engagement for Kṛṣṇa and spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness He has no desire other than Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa is already there.

Here, as in many other places throughout the Gītā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa is referred to as Bhagavān. Bhagavān indicates that Kṛṣṇa is the proprietor of six opulences: He possesses all beauty, all wealth The leaders of the world may be famous for a few years only, but Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa appeared five thousand was imparted to Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is complete, and the knowledge that comes from Kṛṣṇa is also complete.

The best association is a sādhu, that is, a Kṛṣṇa conscious person or one who is striving for spiritual For instance, Kṛṣṇa speaks Bhagavad-gītā to Arjuna just to cut off his attachment to this material affection Because Arjuna is attracted to things that are impeding the execution of his own duty, Kṛṣṇa severs these For example, at the very beginning of Bhagavad-gītā Kṛṣṇa speaks sharply to Arjuna by telling him that

At the beginning of His discourse on the yoga system in the Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Now Kṛṣṇa has given me another opportunity, so let me finish it up in this life.” in this material world, where birth, old age, disease and death are omnipresent, but will return to Kṛṣṇa One who takes shelter under the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa sees this material world simply as a place of danger Once one has approached Kṛṣṇa and has attempted to make spiritual progress, Kṛṣṇa, who is situated within In the Gītā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa says that for one who wants to remember Him, He gives remembrance, and for one

executed in a public place, but insofar as kīrtana – mantra-yoga, or the yoga of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare –

Kṛṣṇa informs us that such failures should not be cause for despair. Kṛṣṇa very clearly states that even if there is failure, there is no loss either in this world or in

Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the last link in the yogic chain, the link that binds us to the Supreme Person , Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Those who are truly interested in the perfection of the yoga process should immediately take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, understanding Bhagavad-gītā, and rendering service to Kṛṣṇa through of all yoga – love of Kṛṣṇa.