All the responsibility lies with the mind alone. In other words, God, Bhagwan, Shri Krishna, does not note our physical activities. How much puja you have done, how much havan, how much jap, He does not see.
He looks to see where our mind is at that time. When I am doing jap, I am chanting ‘Hare Krishna, Hare Ram’, ‘Radhe Radhe, Radhe Govind’. Am I thinking about Shri Krishna? Am I thinking about Shri Ram, Radha Rani or just chanting like a parrot, mechanically. If I am thinking about God that time when I am doing puja, when I am doing havan, I am doing jap, then I am doing bhakti, I am doing sadhana.
Otherwise,(it’s) just physical drill, no benefit. The mind is most important and we don't pay attention. We do everything. Where the mind is at that time, we don't give attention and this is the most important thing.
I am not saying do the puja, no problem, do havan, do jap. Chant the name of the Lord, do jap, do everything, but meditate. Think about whose name I am chanting, whose puja I am doing. Put Him to sit and then do puja, put chandan, put haldi, turmeric, sindoor, etc. Then we are going to get the benefit.
Look, it's important that our mind should be attached to God.
