June 17 It’s a fact: Krishna doesn’t give us a test that we can not pass. But if we don’t pass it , it doesn’t mean that it's Krishna's fault. He gives us a test in proportion to our ability to surrender. So someone may say “ I did not pass the test, so Krishna gave me a test that was more than I was able to pass.” But it’s not Krishna's fault that we did not pass that test. We also have free will. We also have choice in this whole arrangement. We can pass it, because Krishna can give us the strength to pass it. He is the reservoir of all strength. He knows just what we need to overcome the influence of illusion. He knows just what test to give us. So if we did not pass, it is because we did not take shelter of Him.
June 17, 1996, Odessa.