“For Krishna consciousness we have to be purified. What is that purification? We cannot enjoy anything directly, so we have to enjoy through Krishna. For example, we take prasadam. The nice prasadam, the foodstuff that is prepared, is not taken directly—we take it through Krishna. First of all, we offer to Krishna, and then we take it.
What is the difficulty? There is no difficulty, but you become purified. The eating process is the same, but if you eat directly then you become materialistically encumbered. If you offer to Krishna, however, and then take it, then you become freed from all contamination of material life.
That is stated in Bhagavad-gita. Devotees take prasadam after offering it to Krishna. That is called sacrifice. Whatever you offer to Krishna or Vishnu is called sacrifice. Whatever we do here, within this material world, is some sort of sinful activity, even if we do not know it. Killing is sinful activity, even if we do not kill willingly.
When you walk down the street you are killing many animals. Whenever you drink water, you are also killing. Below a water pot there are many ants and microbes that are being killed. Whenever you light a fire, there are many small microbes that also burn in the fire. When you grind spices with a mortar and pestle, many small microbes are killed.
We are responsible for this. Willingly or unwillingly, we are becoming entangled in many sinful activities. Therefore, Bhagavad-gita says that if you take the remnants of foodstuff after offering sacrifice, you become freed from all contamination. Full Chapter
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