​How can we learn to serve Krishna more selflessly?

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so how do we learn to do everything for Krishna how do we do something selflessly see firstly we have to know that to be selfless that is not less for the self to be selfless is not less for the self normally whenever we think of selflessness the idea is okay if I have some food and I give the food to someone else then I have less food if I have some money I give it in charity then I have less money that is the experience at the material level of reality where when I become selfless often it becomes less for the self but at the spiritual level of reality things are different so when we cultivate selflessness actually selflessness is enriching because selflessness is what connects us with Krishna and Krishna is the source of ultimate happiness sarva sarva akarshati iti krishna one of the source of all attraction is Krishna so when we connect with Krishna we experience higher happiness so firstly we shouldn’t worry too much about being selfless we should focus on connecting with Krishna when we start connecting with Krishna and start experiencing non material fulfillment through their connection then the selflessness will automatically come in the relationship so that’s why if we start practice if we do meditation if we study scripture we understand philosophically our non material side and then we have spiritual practices which gives us experience of that then there are direct spiritual activities such as such as coming for spiritual programs, studying spiritual books practicing spiritual meditation these are direct spiritual activities when we do these direct spiritual activities our consciousness gets connected with higher spiritual reality once that has been done then when we are doing other activities in our life say for example if we are students and we are studying at that time we can see that as students my studies I am in a particular position I am studying in a particular subject ultimately this is also by the arrangement of Krishna so I can see my studies as an opportunity to serve Krishna in 18.46 in the Bhagavad Gita Krishna says that by your work worship him and thus you can attain perfection now sometimes this verse is translated as work is worship but Krishna is specifically saying worship him by your work he is not saying work is worship now if work itself were worship if work itself were worship then the donkey would be the greatest worshipper so if work itself were worship then a thief may say I am robbing that’s my work is that worship so work is worship is a good principle if it is seen as a ethical idea for imbuing people with a sense of dignity of labour if work is worship is also good if it is used for imbuing people with understanding that they should do their work seriously but work is worship is not a philosophical truth work itself is not worship what the Bhagavad Gita teaches is work can be made into worship and how does that happen so when we connect with Krishna in a mood of service through direct spiritual activities then a mood of service gets infused in our whole life and then our studies, our job, our family we see them all as opportunities to connect with God through service so that means we have certain talents, we have intelligence, we have memory these are gifts given to us by God and we use them in his service so when we have this mood of devotion then how do we envision life we see it as what we are is God’s gift to us what we become is our gift to God what we are we have certain talents, we have certain abilities many of those talents and abilities may right now be in an unrefined stage so what we are is God’s gift to us what we become is our gift to God so when we have this mood then we see that our studies our profession all these are also opportunities to serve God to use the gifts that he has given us in a mood of contribution in this world and thus we can see our spiritual connection with God not just in direct spiritual activities but also in other activities which we do in a mood of contribution and service does it answer your question? any other questions?