Krishna demonstrated that if you practise the sadhana of the constant presence of God, you are bound to achieve victory. Take Him as the charioteer; He will steer you through the heaviest odds. He has no favourites or rivals. Like fire, He spreads warmth to all who are near Him. If you do not feel the warmth, do not blame Him: blame yourself that you are far from Him. Look at Bhishma! He prayed to the very Krishna who had vowed to kill him; he prayed that Krishna should grant him a vision of His divine splendour! That is true bhakti (devotion), real jnana (wisdom)! He had the faith and the vision, and Krishna blessed him. Hiranyakashipu said, “He is nowhere” and so, He was nowhere for him; Prahlada asserted, “He is everywhere”, and He appeared from the pillar to prove him true. God did not have to run into the pillar in order to come out of it, to respond to the challenge of the father. He was there all along, just as in everything else. He had only to make Himself visible! I too am like that; if you accept Me and say, “yes”, I too respond and say, “Yes, yes, yes”! If you deny and say, “No”, I also echo, “No”. Come, examine, experience, and have faith; that is the method of utilising Me.