Occupational Activities
The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only useless labor if they do not provide attraction for the message of the Personality of Godhead.
The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only useless labor if they do not provide attraction for the message of the Personality of Godhead.
If one desires freedom from this vicious circle (of fruitive action), 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.
In the beginning there may be some failures. That is quite natural. Just as when a child is trying to stand, he may fall down. But that does not mean he should give up the idea. Go on. A time will come when he will be perfect. A time will come when you will be perfect, Krishna conscious.
We are meant for enjoyment, but we are seeking enjoyment in a false place – in an illusion, like the desert animals that run after water in a mirage and eventually die of thirst. They cannot relieve their thirst with such illusory water. Similarly, we are trying to manufacture many things to satisfy our thirst for enjoyment, but we are being baffled at every turn because material existence is an illusion. Real intelligence means to inquire, “Where is the reality? Where is the eternal substance behind the illusion?” If we can find that out, we can experience real enjoyment.