Text 6] The First Step in God Realization 9

which is the chance of getting out of the cycle of fruitive action. There-
fore, if one desires freedom from this vicious circle, then one must cease
to act as a karmi or enjoyer of the results of one’s own work, good or bad.
One should not do anything, either good or bad, on his own account, but
must execute everything on behalf of the Supreme Lord, the ultimate
proprietor of everything that be. This process of doing work is recom-
mended in the Bhagavad-gita also (Bg. 9.27), where instruction is given for
working on the Lord’s account. Therefore, one should first of all hear
about the Lord. When one has perfectly and scrutinizingly heard, one must
glorify His acts and deeds, and thus it will become possible to remember
constantly the transcendental nature of the Lord. Hearing and glorifying
the Lord are identical with the transcendental nature of the Lord, and by
so doing, one will be always in the association of the Lord. This brings
freedom from all sorts of fearfulness. The Lord is the Supersoul (Param-
atma) present in the hearts of all living beings, and thus by the above
hearing and glorifying process, the Lord invites the association of all in His
creation. This process of hearing and glorifying the Lord is applicable for
everyone, whoever he may be, and it will lead one to the ultimate success
in everything in which one may be engaged by providence. There are
many classes of human beings: the fruitive workers, the empiric philoso-
phers, the mystic yogis, and ultimately, the unalloyed devotees. For all of
them, one and the same process is applicable for achieving the desired
success. Everyone wants to be free from all kinds of fearfulness, and every-
one wants the fullest extent of happiness in life. The perfect process for
achieving this, here and now, is recommended in the Srimad-Bhagavatam,
which is uttered by a great authority like Srila Sukadeva Gosvami. By
hearing and glorifying the Lord, all a person’s activities become molded
into spiritual activities, and thus all conception of material miseries
becomes completely vanquished.

TEXT 6

WAAR aera TATA |
HAM: Ws Fated aTaoTeaa: 1 & I

etavan sankhya-yogabhyam
sva-dharma-parinisthaya

janma-labhah parah purisam
ante narayana-smrtih
