Do not Torture your body, I reside in you🔗

Beautifully Bhagavān says, 'Do not punish your body. Do not torture your soul. You also punish Me because I reside in you, mām caiva antaḥ śarīra-stham' (17.6). The body is the temple of God. By torturing the temple of God, you torture the Supreme Consciousness residing inside. Those who torture the Supreme Consciousness inside the body are certainly demons—tān viddhy āsura niścayān (17.6).

Rāvaṇa did penance. He cut off his heads and put them into fire. This is āsuri or demon's penance to boost ego and seek power, torturing the body and torturing the Supreme Consciousness residing within the body. There is no need to do self-torture. Kṛṣṇa says, 'Don't torture yourself.' God never asked you to torture yourself.

Technology to Experience Authenticity (17.7-17.10)

All you need to do is jump into authenticity, the space of possibility. The moment we jump into Śraddha, we experience the truth. We become Kṛṣṇa. We experience Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Now, we will enter into the technology of experiencing authenticity, the technology of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

You see, either you should be completely sincere and trust what I say as the Truth, or be very clear that whatever I am saying is just lies. You don't need to do it completely. Having the courage of authenticity to experiment living the Truth is enough. After my talking all these days, if you consciously say, 'Why not test for two or three days?', if you have that much courage, that is enough.

The gap between your desire and your responsibility is your inauthenticity. Bring more and more authenticity. Take more and more responsibility. May you consciously decide to experiment with the truths of Bhagavad Gītā.

Have the courage of authenticity and experiment with the space of possibility. Life starts with the space of possibility! You don't need to experiment with the whole Gītā. Take one single principle and intranalyze that to the core. Let your whole being vibrate with that single thought. The basic truth Kṛṣṇa is telling you is integrity and authenticity.

Never do anything without being complete about the Truth, and never stop doing anything if you know it is the Truth. Stand up with the courage of authenticity as your bone marrow. Nothing will be lost. If something can be lost by practicing the Truth, may it be lost as early as possible.