How much does Krishna intervene in the lives of good people, if they are not devotees?

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Krishna says, ये थामामट पढ़्यन्ते। जाउगे तो जोड़ा आपने से। There are many people who are good people in society, but they are not my devotees. So, how much is Krishna intervening in their life? He also said, God helps those who help themselves. Yeah.
Firstly, Krishna, it is not that Krishna has, Krishna functions by digital laws. You are my devotee, Arjun. You are not my devotee, get lost.
It’s not a one-zero thing. It is analog. To the extent we see Krishna’s help, Krishna also helps.
So, MDO approaches God, God only answers the prayers. But the way He answers the prayers, they vary depending on what is good for Him and how much He will take. Now, as far as God helps those who help themselves, this thing can be understood in a way which is compatible with bhakti and can also be understood which is incompatible with bhakti.
Incompatible bhakti, that means, you only have to do the things. And if you are doing the things, then God is automatically helping. There is no need for you to pray to God or worship God.
That sort of idea, it neglects the fact that our own work alone doesn’t help us. And there is the ego also which plays a role. So, that is, God helps those who help themselves.
Therefore, you don’t have to see God help, you just have to help yourself. That is wrong. Our understanding is, in a devotionally compatible way, that means we see God’s help, but by seeing God’s help, also we do what is practical for us.
We take whatever steps are possible in our power and also, we depend on God for the things which are not helpful. If we are not doing what we can do, and then we ask God to do everything for us, then that is not really a relationship. We are not approaching God in a mood of devotion.
We are simply using God as a as a spiritual dole-giver. There is a country which you dole to that employee, so we don’t want to do any work, and we use God as a substitute for that. That doesn’t work.
Certainly, we have to do our part. Arjuna fought the Republicans. There were situations, say on the 14th day, he fought all day and he came very close to Jai Guru.
He didn’t treat Jai Guru. Krishna covered the sun. So God helps those who help themselves.
That means that we do our part and our part doesn’t mean only doing our own work. Our part also means praying to Krishna. Our part also means doing sadhana.
Doing worship of Krishna. So we do our part in terms of worshiping Krishna. We do our part in terms of doing our duties in this world.
And then for things which are beyond our control, we depend on Krishna. And Krishna answers the way he answers, and does he help everyone? Yes, he does. But how he helps, that is often not on their parts.
That’s why people may think that God is not helping them. And लोकस्य वसना पनोधन करो, दास्यस्य किम नक्षमा Shri Krishna Maharaj says My dear Lord, लोकस्य वसना पनोधन करो. It will actually remove the problems of the people in general also.
तैं दास्यस्य किम नक्षमा Therefore now I am trying to serve you. You surely help me. I will not help you.
Therefore he actually says, माभिर्मन्यमनोऽविजिन्दे वहुदा यानिष्च्यव्यार्णा नईवामि प्रधान्ति बापलेवः स्वामणुक्षिदे आलस्यं लिपनी मत्मसद्वं द्यायस्य नामरायन लोगस्यरस्य नामरायन दास्यस्य किम नक्षमा Therefore, oh my, don’t worry too much. Don’t worry, oh I have done this wrong, I will get that reaction, oh this is very wrong, that problem will come in my life. Just don’t worry.
Don’t dread about future problems. Because why? नईवामि प्रधान्ति बापलेवः स्वामणुक्षिदे We know that the lord whom we are worshipping, who is he? He is Shri Narayana. He holds the goddess of fortune on his chest.
He brings good fortune in his devotional life. And whatever sins we may have done, whatever reactions are going to come, he is the enemy of those sins. He drives away those sins.
And therefore, the problem is आलस्यम् आलस्यम् विपनिय Give up laziness. And just serve Krishna wholeheartedly. आलस्यम् विपनिय भक्ति सुनभं द्यायस्य नामरायन भक्ति सुनभं Easy to practice, just द्यायस्य नामरायन Absorb yourself in Krishna.
So whatever level of devotion we are at, even if people are praying to god, there is also some level of devotion. If somebody is practicing sadhana, there is a greater level of devotion. If somebody is practicing serious sadhana, there is a greater level of devotion.
Krishna helps everyone in a way that they can gradually come closer to him. I’ll take some questions here.