Sublime teachings and words of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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Devotional service alone allows one to know God and see Him face to face.

When you adopt devotional service, the time will come when, in the course of your creative activities, you will see Me within yourself and throughout the universe, just as you will see Me within yourself, the entire universe, and all living beings.

You will see Me in every being as well as in every place in the universe. Only once you have attained this level of spiritual vision will you be able to free yourself from all forms of illusion.

Anyone who prays like Brahma (the demiurge and first created being), venerating My divine attributes and thus worships Me, will soon have all their desires fulfilled by My grace, for I am the Master of all blessings.

I am the Supreme Soul, the Soul of all beings, the Supreme Master, and the dearest of all. Men wrongly attach themselves to the material and ethereal bodies when in truth they should attach themselves to Me alone.

If you wish to benefit from My favor, establish yourself in austerity and meditation, conform to the principles of knowledge. Through these acts, everything will be revealed to you from within, in your heart.

No one should become attached to perishable things. As long as one inhabits the material body, one must act with great prudence in this world. The most perfect way of life here below is simply to devote oneself to my loving, spiritual, and absolute service, and to submit in good faith to the duties prescribed for each person by the scriptures according to their position. You must live honestly, according to the obligations incumbent upon your position, and make others happy in every way. Do not father children merely for the sake of sense pleasure. Simply look after the well-being of mankind in general.

Swamped in the violence of conditioned existence, each of you must understand that every material thing has a beginning, a period of growth, another of stabilization, then of expansion, a decline, and an end. Every material body is subject to these six conditions, and every acquisition related to this body is also, without doubt, subject to final destruction.

All are born into this world due to impure desires harbored during their past existences, and are therefore subject to the harsh laws of nature, such as birth and death, unhappiness and happiness, gain and loss. No one should allow themselves to be led astray by duality, but rather remain steadfast in my service, and thus maintain a balanced and contented mind in all circumstances, regarding everything as a gift from me.

Thus, everyone can live a most happy and peaceful existence, even in this world. In short, it is a matter of being unconcerned about the material body and what it may produce, without ever being affected by it. One must remain fully content in pursuing the interests of the spirit soul and place oneself in the service of the Supreme Soul. One should fill one's mind only with me, and become my devotee only, worship me, and offer the homage of one's respect to me alone. By this path, one can cross the ocean of ignorance with great ease, and finally return to Me. Finally, your lives must be entirely dedicated to My service.

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