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On the Way to Krṣṇa
fore necessary for us to strive to attach ourselves again through the latent Krṣṇa consciousness that is within us. Artificially, we are trying to forget Krṣṇa and live independently, but this is not possible. When we strive to live independent of Krṣṇa, we come under the influence of the laws of material nature. If one thinks he is independent of Krṣṇa, he becomes dependent on the illusory energy of Krṣṇa, just as if one thinks that he is independent of the government and its regulations, he becomes dependent on the police force. Everyone is trying to become independent, and this is called  māyā , illusion. Individually, communally, socially, nationally, or universally, it is not possible to become independent. When we come to realize that we are dependent, we will have attained knowledge. Today so many people are striving for peace in the world, but they do not know how to implement that peace formula. The United Nations has been striving for peace for so many years, but still war is going on.
yac cāpi sarva-bhūtānām 
    bījam tad aham arjuna 
    na tad asti vinā yat syān 
    mayā bhūtam carācaram
“Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no being—moving or unmoving—that can exist without Me.” (Bg. 10.39)
Krṣṇa is thus the proprietor of everything, the ultimate beneficiary and the receiver of the results of everything. We may consider ourselves to be the proprietors of the fruits of our labor, but this is a