The Lord says: Breaking away from his attachments, the spiritualist acts with his body, his mind, his intelligence, and even his senses, for one purpose only: to purify himself.

Unlike one who, without union with the Divine, covets the fruits of his labor and thus becomes bogged down in matter, the soul established in devotion finds, by offering Me the results of all his actions, unmixed peace.

The Blessed Lord says: Abandoning the fruits of every action—this is what the wise understand by the word “renunciation.” And what the great scholars call “renouncer” is the very state of the person who practices this renunciation. One can enjoy the fruits of renunciation through simple self-control, detachment from the things of this world, and disinterest in material pleasures. Herein lies the highest perfection of renunciation.

The Lord says: When you thus know the truth, you will understand that all beings are an integral part of Me, that they live in Me, and belong to Me. Beings in the world of conditions (the material universe) are eternal fragments of My Person.

We are, in truth, minute fragments of Krishna, God, integral parts of His Divine Person. Our true spiritual nature drives us, out of duty to the Lord, to serve Him with love and devotion. This inherently spiritual devotional service, offered to God and expressed with love, brings infinite joy.

This is why we must offer the Supreme Lord, Krishna, the fruit of all our actions, link all our plans to Him, give Him everything we do, as well as our existence and even our life. Let us act with the sole aim of pleasing Him. We are, in truth, His eternal servants and handmaidens. A bond of love binds us to Him, and we can never be separated from Him.

Man must rid himself of selfish action, such is the instruction of Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality. But he must, however, retain the action that leads to high spiritual knowledge. The revealed scriptures prescribe many methods for performing sacrifice according to the particular results—one desires to have a worthy son, to ascend to the heavenly planets, etc.—but any sacrifice whose purpose is to satisfy some personal desire must be rejected. However, sacrifice performed to purify the heart, or for progress in spiritual science, must not be abandoned.

True renunciation is that by which one always regards oneself as an integral part of the Supreme Lord, knowing that one has no right to enjoy the fruits of one's actions. Since we ourselves are only souls or spiritual sparks, minute fragments of the Divine Personality, Krishna, integral parts of the Lord, it is to Him that the enjoyment of the fruits of our actions must revert. Such, truly, is Krishna consciousness or God consciousness. One who acts in Krishna consciousness is the true renunciate. Performing his actions in such a spirit, he experiences satisfaction, for he is truly acting for the Supreme Being.