The only way to come out of yogakshema cycle is to remain absorbed in the higher self.
Krishna is only a symbol.
Fools get entangled in his physical svaroop and keep singing His glories.
“Thinking of Krishna” means – thinking of the higher self all the time.
What does it mean to “think of the higher self?”
It means “ NOT thinking of yourself.”
When you act in the world selflessly, you never have to worry.
Your needs ( yoga ) will be provided, and whatever you have will be preserved ( Kshema ).
This is Krishna’s guarantee.
If you remain sincere in your relationships, honest, ethical, and compassionate in your profession, you will never have to chase happiness.
Happiness will be chasing you.
Exposure to this higher self is possible for all.
Krishna was available only to Arjun – in a physical form.
But He is available to all of us in His spiritual form – “Krishna the consciousness,” 24×7.
Mahavir and Buddha said the same thing.
Go within.
Fingers pointing could be different – Krishna or Mahavir or Buddha or Jesus or Mohammed, but what they are pointing at is the same – the formless consciousness.
Meditate.
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जना: पर्युपासते |
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ||
BG 9.22: There are those who always think of Me and engage in exclusive devotion to Me.
To them, whose minds are always absorbed in Me, I provide what they lack and preserve what they already possess.