Logos 229
The Supreme Eternal says: “Quickly, he becomes blameless and finds eternal peace. You can proclaim it with force, My devotee will never perish. Whoever in Me takes refuge can achieve the supreme goal”.
A holy being who serves God with love and devotion must learn to tolerate all difficult and even dangerous situations in this world, for he enjoys the divine protection of the Lord Supreme. Even if he is only at the beginning of his devotional service, the servant of God enjoys this divine protection. No sooner does one embark on the path of loving and devotional service to God, than one is immediately protected by Krishna, the Supreme Person. This protection takes effect immediately. In truth, the Lord already knows everything. Therefore, even before anything happens, He has already made arrangements to protect His devotee. The Lord is so good and merciful that He guides his devotee and grants him all protection; thus, the servant can safely progress in the consciousness of God without being disturbed by external problems.
I confirm this truth, for I have been personally protected by God. Crossing the street without checking if the lights were green for pedestrians, arrived in the middle of the road, I heard a tire screeching, a car stopped fifty centimeters from me. The stunned driver by stopping his vehicle and not having run over me, raised both hands in apology. Yes, God protects his devotee.
Logos 230
The Supreme Eternal said: “He who, free from all bond, does not rejoice in happiness any more than he grieves over misfortune, he is firmly established in absolute knowledge”.
There always occurs in the material universe some upheaval, sometimes favorable, sometimes unfavorable. Not to be moved by these changes, to be affected neither by good nor by evil, it is by this sign that we recognize a being aware of God. As long as he is in the material universe, each one must face the good and the evil, the innumerable dualities of which he is the seat.
But he who is absorbed in the consciousness of the Lord thinks only to God, the absolute and infinite Good, is not subject to these dualities. The being aware of God benefits from a purely spiritual condition, which is called in technical terms, “méditation”.