Yoga and the Master of Yoga
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service to the Supreme Lord then you can begin to know Him.
Your service begins with the tongue. How? By the tongue ou can chant Hare Krṣṇa, and by the tongue you can taste Krṣṇa  prasādam , spiritual food. So, the beginning of the process is very nice. You can chant Hare Krṣṇa, Hare Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa Krṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare—and whenever  prasādam  is offered to you by Krṣṇa, by His kindness, you accept it. The result will be that if you become submissive, and if you begin this service—chanting and eating  prasādam , Krṣṇa will reveal Himself before you.
You can't understand Krṣṇa by speculation; that is not possible, because your senses are imperfect. But if you begin this process of service, then it will be possible—one day Krṣṇa will reveal Himself to you: “I am like this.” Just as Krṣṇa is revealing to Arjuna. Arjuna is a devotee, and he is submissive, and he is in contact with Krṣṇa as a friend. Therefore Krṣṇa is revealing to him.
The  Bhagavad-gītā  was spoken to Arjuna, not to any Vedānthat philosophical speculator. In the beginning of the Fourth Chapter, you will note that Krṣṇa says, “I am speaking to you that ancient system of  yoga .” It is stated, “Unto you.” Arjuna was a  kṣatriya , a fighter. He was a householder, not even a  sannyāsī , not a renouncer—but these are not qualifications to understand Krṣṇa. Suppose I say I have become a  sannyāsī  mendicant—this is not a qualification, that I can now understand Krṣṇa. Then what is the qualification? This: “One who has developed the service spirit, with love and devotion, can understand Me.” No other. Not the big scholars and mental speculators; but a child can understand Krṣṇa, if he has full faith in Him. So faith and devotion qualify one.
Simply by such faith and service you will understand that Krṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Just as we are preaching Krṣṇa consciousness; we are not wasting your time