Consciousness acts at three different levels under the influence of a material conception of existence, depending on whether one is in the waking state, in a semi-sleep or deeply asleep. But to become aware of God, one must transcend these three levels. Our present consciousness must be free from any perception of life which is alien to the consciousness of Krishna, God, the Supreme Person. When one attains the perfect consciousness of God, one sees only God.
Many moving and still objects can be presented to the sight of the perfect righteous one, but he will see the energy of Krishna, God, act in everything. As soon as he remembers the energy of the Lord, he remembers the Lord Supreme in his personal form. So he sees nothing but Krishna in all things. He whose eyes are anointed with the balm of love for God sees only Krishna, inside and out. We must free ourselves from any other vision, and in this way escape the identification of his body to henceforth see himself as an eternal servant of the Lord. The being who has fully developed his awareness of God can see God and his energy.
When self-identification with the body is eliminated, we gain the real view of existence. Hence, the senses must also be purified, for only then does true divine service begin.
Logos 172
In truth, every being is predestined, in his present body, to a certain sum of joys and penalties. This is called the law of karma.
No one, by his own efforts can acquire more money, otherwise all men would be practically all as rich as each other. In reality, each wins and acquires according to his karma, which is predestined. According to the science of God, we are sometimes confronted with painful or dangerous situations, without having done anything for it; and likewise, we can experience prosperity without having particularly sought it. We are therefore advised to let these things come according to our fate. Rather, we should be spending our precious time cultivating the awareness of God.
In other words, we have to be satisfied with our natural condition. If, by the ways of fate, we are reduced to leading a very modest life compared to others, we should not be troubled by it. We should only use the precious time allotted to us to progress in the consciousness of God. However, this progress in no way depends on prosperity or material poverty; it is independent of the conditions imposed by material existence. A very poor man can practice the consciousness of God just as fruitfully as a very rich man. We should therefore show ourselves very satisfied with the position which has been given to us by the Lord.