130 THE SCIENCE OF SELF-REALIZATION

facility for achieving whatever he may desire. But He instructs His friend,
so that he may ultimately give up all other engagements and simply sur-
render unto God for perpetual bliss and eternal life, full of knowledge.
This is the last instruction of the Bhagavad-gita, the most authorized and
widely read book on all forms of yoga.

The last word of the Bhagavad-gita, as stated above, is the last word in
the matter of perfecting the yoga system. It is further stated in the
Bhagavad-gita that a person who is always absorbed in Krsna conscious-
ness is the topmost yogi. What is this Krsna consciousness?

Just as the individual soul is present by his consciousness throughout
the whole body, so the Supersoul, or Paramatma, is present throughout
the whole creation by His superconsciousness. This superconsciousness
cannot be imitated by the individual soul, who has limited awareness: I
can understand what is going on within my limited body, but I cannot feel
what is going on in another’s body. I am present all over my body by my
consciousness, but I am not present in any other’s body by my conscious-
ness. However, the Supersoul, or Paramatma, being present within
everyone, situated everywhere, is conscious of every existence. The
theory that the soul and the Supersoul are one is not acceptable, because
the individual soul’s consciousness cannot act in superconsciousness.
This superconsciousness can only be achieved by dovetailing individual
consciousness with the superconsciousness; and this dovetailing process
is called surrender, or Krsna consciousness.

From the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita we learn very clearly that Ar-
juna in the beginning did not want to fight with his relatives, but after un-
derstanding the Bhagavad-gita, when he dovetailed his consciousness
with the superconsciousness of Krsna, his consciousness was Krsna con-
sciousness. A person in full Krsna consciousness acts by the dictation of
Krsna, and so Arjuna agreed to fight the Battle of Kuruksetra.

In the beginning of Krsna consciousness this dictation of the Lord is
received through the transparent medium of the spiritual master. When
one is sufficiently trained and acts with submissive faith and love for
Krsna, under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master, the dovetail-
ing process becomes more firm and accurate. At this stage Krsna dictates
from within. From without, the devotee is helped by the spiritual master,
the bona fide representative of Krsna, and from within the Lord helps the
devotee as caitya-guru, being seated within the heart of everyone.

Simply to understand that God is seated in everyone’s heart is not per-
fection. One has to be acquainted with God from within and without and
thus act in Krsna consciousness. This is the highest perfectional stage for
