Setting aside all meritorious deeds (Dharm), just surrender completely to My will (with firm faith and loving contemplation). I shall liberate you from all sins (or the bonds of Karm). Do not grieve. (18.66) (The meaning of abandoning all duties and taking refuge in the Lord is that one should perform duty without selfish attachment as an offering to the Lord, and totally depend only on the Him for help and guidance. The Lord takes full responsibility for a person who totally depends on Him with a spirit of genuine self-surrender)

The highest service to God, and the best charity
This knowledge should never be spoken by you to one who is devoid of austerity, who is without devotion, who does not desire to listen, or who speaks ill of Me. (18.67) The one who shall propagate (or help the propagation of) this supreme secret philosophy (of the Gita) amongst My devotees, shall be performing the highest devotional service to Me and shall certainly (attain the Supreme Abode and) come to Me. (18.68) No other person shall do a more pleasing service to Me, and no one on the earth shall be more dear to Me. (18.69)

The grace of the Gita
Those who shall study our sacred dialogue shall be performing a holy act of sacrifice (JnaanYajn, knowledge-sacrifice). This is My promise. (18.70) Whoever hears or reads this sacred dialogue in the form of the Gita with faith and without cavil becomes free from sin, and attains heaven – — the higher worlds of those whose actions are pure and virtuous. (18.71) O Arjun, did you listen to this with single-minded attention? Has your delusion born of ignorance been completely destroyed? (18.72) Arjun said: By Your grace my delusion is destroyed; I have gained Selfknowledge; my confusion (with regard to body and Atma) is dispelled; and I shall obey Your command.

(18.73) Sanjay said: Thus, I heard this wonderful dialogue between Lord Krishn and Mahaatma Arjun, causing my hair to stand on end. (18.74) By the grace of (guru) sage Vyaas, I heard this most secret and supreme yog directly from Krishn, the Lord of yog, Himself speaking (to Arjun) before my very eyes (of clairvoyance granted by sage Vyaas). (18.75) O King, by repeated remembrance of this marvelous and sacred dialogue between Lord Krishn and Arjun, I am thrilled at every moment, and (18.76) recollecting again and again, O King, that marvelous form of Krishn I am greatly amazed, and I rejoice over and over again. (18.77)

Both transcendental knowledge and action are needed for a balanced living
Wherever there will be both Krishn, the Lord of yog (or Dharm in the form of the scriptures (Shaastr)), and Arjun with the weapons (Shastr) of duty and protection, there will be everlasting prosperity, victory, happiness, and morality. This is my conviction. (18.78) HARIH AUM TATSAT, HARIH AUM TATSAT, HARIH AUM TATSAT

The Farewell Message of Lord Krishna
Lord Krishna, on the eve of His departure from the arena of this world, after finishing the difficult task of establishing righteousness (Dharm), gave His last parting discourse to His cousin brother Uddhav, who was also His dearest devotee and follower. At the end of a long sermon comprising more than one thousand verses, Uddhav said: O Lord, I think the pursuit of yog as You narrated to Arjun and now to me, is very difficult, indeed, for most people; because, it entails control of the unruly senses. Please tell me a short, simple, and easy way to Godrealization.

Lord Krishn, upon Uddhava’s request, gave the essentials of Selfrealization for the modern age as follows: (1) Do your duty to the best of your abilities for Me, without any selfish motive, and remember Me at all times — before starting a work, at the completion of a task, and while inactive. (2) Practice looking upon all creatures as Myself in thought, word, and deed; and mentally bow down to them. (3) Awaken your dormant Kundalini power and perceive — through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions — that the power of God is within you at all times and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument.

Yogiraj Mumtaz Ali says: The one who fully knows oneself as a mere instrument and a playground of mother Nature (Prakriti, mind), knows the Truth. Cessation of all desires by realizing the true essence of the world and the human mind is Self-realization. Paramahams Hariharananda Giri says: God is in everything as well as above everything. So if you want to realize Him, you must seek and see Him in every atom, in every matter, in every bodily function, and in every human being with an attitude of surrender.

The essence of God-realization is also summarized in the four verses of the Bhaagavat Mahaa-Puraan (BMP 2.09.32-35) as follows: The Supreme Lord Krishn said: O Brahmaa, the one who wants to know Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Shri Krishn, should only understand that I existed before creation, I exist in creation, as well as after dissolution. Any other existence is nothing but My illusory energy (Maya). I exist within the creation and at the same time outside the creation. I am the all-pervading Supreme Lord who exists everywhere, in everything, and at all times.

MEDITATION
A simple technique of meditation is described here: (1) Wash your face, eyes, hands, and feet, and sit in a clean, quiet, dark place using, any comfortable posture, with head, neck, and spine straight and vertical. No music or incense during meditation is recommended. The time and place of meditation should be fixed. Follow Yam and Niyam, the good principles of living, by thoughts, words, and deeds.

Some yogic exercises are necessary. Midnight, morning, and evening are the best times to meditate for 15 to 25 minutes every day. (2) Remember any name or form of the personal god (Isht Dev) you believe in, and ask His or Her blessings. (3) Close your eyes, take 5 to 10 very slow and deep breaths. (4) Fix your gaze, mind, and feelings inside the chest center, the seat of the causal heart, and breathe slowly. Mentally chant “Raa” as you breathe in and “Maa” as you breathe out. Think as if breath itself is making these sounds “Raa” and “Maa”.

Mentally visualize and follow the route of breath going in through the nostrils, up towards the mid-brows, and down to the chest center or the lungs. Do not try to control or lead your breathing; just follow your natural breathing. (5) Direct the will towards the thought of merging yourself into the infinite space of the air you are breathing. If mind wanders away from following the breaths, start from step (3). Be regular, persist without procrastination.