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"The path of karma is very intricate; therefore we should understand  the distinctions between karma, akarma and vikarma. If we simply engage  in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, everything becomes clear. Otherwise we will have  to make distinctions between what we should do and what we should not  do in order not to become entangled. In the ordinary course of life we  unknowingly break some law and have to suffer the consequences.  Similarly, the laws of nature are very strict and stringent, and they  accept no excuse. It is a law of nature that fire burns, and even if a  child touches it, he will be burned despite his ignorance and innocence.  Thus we have to choose our course of action very carefully lest the  stringent laws of nature react to bind us to suffering. It is therefore  necessary to understand what work to do and what work to avoid. The word karma refers to prescribed duties. The word vikarma  refers to activities which are against one's prescribed duties. And the  word akarma refers to activities which have no reaction at all. In the  execution of akarmic activities, there may appear to be some reactions,  but in actuality there are not. When we work under the directions of  Kṛṣṇa, this is actually the case - there are no reactions." | "On the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, Arjuna engaged in fighting, and those  on the side of Duryodhana also engaged in fighting. We must understand  how it is that Arjuna is free from reaction whereas Duryodhana is not.  Externally we can see that both parties are engaged in fighting, but we  should understand that Arjuna is not bound by reactions because he is  fighting under the order of Kṛṣṇa. Thus when we see someone working in  Kṛṣṇa consciousness, we should understand that his work does not carry  any reaction. One who can see such work and understand it is to be  considered very intelligent (sa buddhimān). The technique is not so much  in seeing what a person is doing but in understanding why he is doing  it." | Link to get  your own copy or  read: www.biglink.to/rajavidya | Find   us on social  media:  Facebook  "Sravanam Diaries" | Instagram &   Tumblr  @sravanamdiaries | Email:   sravanamteam@gmail.com