Sometimes devotees think that Krsna will reveal EVERYTHING from within: things such as how to use computers, construction of buildings, cooking, producing books, keeping accounts, making music, and decorating temples. This ignores the principle of “God helps those that help themselves,” or that “man proposes; God disposes.” If we don’t attempt or propose [act] why should Krsna do everything for us. Arjuna had to utilize military science to fight. He had to strain his brain and his muscle to the maximum. In New York on December 22, 1966, Srila Prabhupada said this: “Therefore the common saying is that ‘Man proposes; God disposes.’ Therefore a devotee, he never depends on himself. He never considers himself, ‘I am independent.’ He simply depends on the supreme will of the Lord. That is devotion. ‘If God desires... If Krishna desires...’ Whenever we used to ask our Guru Maharaja something, ‘Is it going to be happened like that?’ some work, he never said, ‘Yes, it is going to happen. Yes, we are going to do it.’ No. ‘Yes, if Krishna desires, it may be.’ He never said like that, positively. ‘If Krishna desires.’ Actually this is the fact. If Krishna desires, God desires, anything wonderful can be done. If He does not desire, however you may try, it will never be done. So just like we are praying to Krishna, if He desires, we’ll have a nice house. If He does not desire, we may remain here. It doesn’t matter. But we shall prosecute our business, Krishna consciousness. There is nothing to stop, in whatever condition we may be. Ahaituky apratihata. Devotional service is, I mean to say, without any impediment, apratihata. Nothing can check it—that is devotional service—in any circumstances. No material circumstances can check your Krishna consciousness. When it is, you are firmly convinced and situated in that position, that is real bhakti-yoga.