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long as one has the domineering mentality which
makes him try to lord it over material nature, he is
conditioned. But anyone who can understand the
plan of the Lord and cultivate Krishna consciousness
is on track to become free of the cycle of birth
and death.

Arjuna refused to fight before the battle of
Kurukshetra. But, after hearing the Bhagavad-gita
from Krishna he realized that the battle was the
plan of the Lord. Krishna advised Arjuna that he
should fight in accordance with His desire. Then
Arjuna would be happy because he would fulfill
the purpose of human life. Krishna said to Arjuna,
“You can become but an instrument in the fight.”
If one becomes Krishna consciousness and devotes
his life to the Lord’s service, the Lord delivers such
a person from the cycle of birth and death. Krishna
tells Arjuna, “But those who worship Me, giving up
all their activities unto Me and being devoted to Me
without deviation, engaged in devotional service
and always meditating upon Me, having fixed their
minds upon Me, O son of Pritha – for them I am the
swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.”
(Bg 12.6-7) In the present age of Kali yuga, the Lord
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