People ask the question, “How come there’s so much corruption in the world? Everywhere there seems to be so many religious activities, so many churches, so many masjids (mosques), so many gurudwaras (Sikh places of worship), so many mandirs (Hindu temples). More than 100 years ago, there seemed to be so much spirituality, and yet corruption to the extreme.”
Because the inner machinery is bad. Nobody’s trying to fix the inner machinery, the mind. That’s the problem. That’s what we have to fix.
So we have to think about Krishna. Yes, you remember Krishna, Radharaman (the beloved of Radha), Shree Krishna. But not,
“Okay, I did sadhana (spiritual practice) this morning for one hour, ten minutes, twenty minutes, two hours, and then the rest of the time sansar smaran (remembrance of the material world). I think about the world.”
No. छिन्नछिन्न chinn-chinn - every moment.
सततम् नित्य satatam Nitya - every moment.
How do we do this? Bhagwan Krishna has given, in one verse of Gita, a very powerful sadhana for doing this.
यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत् ।
यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम् ॥Yat karoṣhi yad aśhnāsi yaj-juhoṣhi dadāsi yat.
Yat tapasyasi Kaunteya tat kuruṣhva mad-arpaṇam.- Gita 9.27
“Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you drink, whatever sacrifice you make, whatever austerity you perform, offer it to Me (God) first, and then take part.”
This is the most powerful sadhana. Our ultimate aim is to think about Krishna all the time. And if we offer every action to Him, for instance,
“I’m going for a walk. How can I offer that to Krishna?”
Everything.
“Hey Krishna, hey Radharani, I’m going to take a walk. This will make my body healthy. Then I’ll be able to do seva (selfless service) for You!”
“I’m going to sleep.”
How do I offer that?
“Oh Radha, Krishna, I’m going to sleep now. I offer my sleep to You. This will again make my body healthy. Then I’ll be able to do seva for You better!”
Everything - offer.
