On July 7, 2015, in the midst of an office space, a short
visit from Ludhiana brought an unexpected moment of clarity. What began as a
polite deflection became a gentle reminder that the real hardship isn’t in the
hours we work—it’s in the hours we miss for Lord Krishna.
I offered him a copy of Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
“Sir, you know very well..Hardly there is any time left for
reading on such topics,” he said with a tired but honest smile.
“And that’s why life is becoming hard day by day,” I replied
softly. “The life was not so hard, but our daily habits are making it harder.
Inculcate the habit of reading Gita daily and cut the hard sufferings that we
are getting from time immemorial.”
“If I am not able to take out time then…?”
“So time will take out you one day from this special human
form of life meant for Lord’s realization,” I answered gently. “If at all you
want to attain perfection in this life, then surrender to Lord Krishna and
start studying this book daily—even if it’s just a verse or two whenever a
small window opens.”
He looked at the book in my hand for a long moment, then
quietly said, “…Ok, let me have a look.”
As he took it and turned the first pages, the office noise
seemed to fade just a little. Something had shifted : )
I am thankful to Rajesh for accepting the Bhagavad Gita and
opening the door to daily Krishna consciousness!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, who taught us that Bhagavad
Gita fits into any life—no matter how packed the schedule—because it is the
very purpose of the human form.
This brief office encounter carries one of the Gita’s most
urgent yet loving messages: We often say “no time” for Lord Krishna, but time
itself is the most fleeting thing we have. It doesn’t wait for us to become
“less busy.” One day, time will take us out of this rare human body—meant
exclusively for realizing the Lord. Rajesh’s simple “let me have a look” was
not a grand commitment; it was an honest beginning. And beginnings, however
small, are what Lord Krishna multiplies into perfection.
To every reader whose day feels too full—office boy,
executive, homemaker, student: You don’t need hours. You need habit. A verse
during lunch break, a translation while the kettle boils, a line remembered on
the commute. Those fragments accumulate. They soften the hardness. They remind
the soul why this human life was given.
If you’ve ever felt “no time” for spiritual reading, try
this today: Set a tiny, non-negotiable window—just like brushing your teeth or
drinking water. Let the Gita become as regular as breathing. Perfection doesn’t
come from having endless free time; it comes from surrendering the little time
we do have to Lord Krishna.
Have you managed to carve out even a small daily habit for
reading scripture amid a packed routine? Or has a short conversation ever
reminded you how precious this human form truly is? Share below—your small “ok,
let me have a look” moment might encourage someone else to begin today.
More real-life awakenings coming soon, all building toward a
book filled with these merciful, everyday invitations to surrender. Keep making
time for Lord Krishna!