Remembering the great trouble found in the field of activities performed for fruitive results, and remembering how one receives the reverse of the results one desireswhether from material actions or from the fruitive activities recommended in the Vedic literaturesan intelligent man should cease from the desire for fruitive actions, for by such endeavors one cannot achieve the ultimate goal of life. On the other hand, if one acts without desires for fruitive resultsin other words, if one engages in devotional activitieshe can achieve the highest goal of life with freedom from miserable conditions. Considering this, one should cease from material desires.