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The Perfection of Yoga
Arjuna considered to be a great  yogī ? Although Kṛṣṇa saw that Arjuna was rejecting the meditational system, He proclaimed Arjuna to be the highest  yogī  because “You are always thinking of Me.” Thinking of Kṛṣṇa is the essence of all  yoga  systems—of the  haṭha ,  karma ,  jñāna ,  bhakti  or any other system of  yoga , sacrifice or charity. All the recommended activities for spiritual realization end in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in thinking always of Kṛṣṇa. The actual perfection of human life lies in being always Kṛṣṇa conscious and always being aware of Kṛṣṇa while performing all types of activities.
In the preliminary stage one is advised to always work for Krṣṇa. One must be always searching out some duty or some engagement, for it is a bad policy to remain idle even for a second. When one actually becomes advanced through such engagements, then he may not work physically, but he is always engaged within by constantly thinking of Krṣṇa. In the preliminary stage, however, one is always advised to engage one's senses in the service of Krṣṇa. There are a variety of activities one can perform in serving Krṣṇa. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is intended to help direct aspirant devotees in these activities. For those working in Krṣṇa consciousness, there are simply not enough hours in the day to serve Krṣṇa. There are always activities, engagements both day and night, which the student of Krṣṇa consciousness performs joyfully. That is the stage of real happiness—constant engagement for Krṣṇa and spreading Krṣṇa consciousness around the world. In the material world one may become