Question: In a recent class we heard that if Krsna doesn’t desire, by all our endeavors, we cannot eat. And if He sanctions, even if we are in the forest, we can eat. So does that meant that one doesn’t need to put any endeavor to earn his livelihood because in any case he will get what is sanctioned?

Guru Maharaj: The point is that even if we work, we can only eat if the Lord sanctions it. That doesn’t mean that you should not work. We should think that even if we work, we need the mercy of the Lord. If we don’t work, out of false ego, and then the Lord may not give us. But the point is that we should be dependent on Krsna, regardless of what endeavor we do.
26-Oct-2020  Sridham Mayapur, India