Let us look at what Vedas and Upanishads say and see them as they are.

[The Vedas and Upanishads say, “The Param Atma –the higher self, the pure consciousness, resides in us. It is enduring, unchanging and eternal, and besides that everything is impermanent and ever changing.   It is higher than mind and intellect and beyond all material components.  

But what enlivens us, galvanizes, moves and directs our body, mind and senses is Atma  –the individual self, the elemental self, or lower self, or outer consciousness, which is deluded and individualized by Ego.

We should perceive Param Atma within our body, mind and intellect. When we recognize the Param Atma within, we attain Moktsa –freedom.  At that sate of being we become the embodiment of equanimity, peace, loving kindness and compassion.”  

Atharva Veda says, “Man has to seek all means of discovering the meaning of life because without knowing it, he is lost; he wonders from birth to birth.

Everything and every being around us are impermanent and changing with time.  Time ripens and dissolves all beings into the Brahmn -the great self.”  

In Bhagvad Gita (6.25) Krishna says, “By keeping our mind fully absorbed in the higher self by means of a well trained mind and intellect, and thinking nothing else other than higher self, we attain highest state of being.”  

In the last chapter of Bhagvad Gita (18.66), Krishna says, “Renounce all the Dharmas and take refuge in Me.  I shall liberate you from sins and grant you Moktsa –liberation.”

To understand this verse one needs to understand the meaning of Dharma and who Krishna really is. 

Krishna is the pure consciousness, the inner consciousness, the Param Atma, the Brahmn, the pure spirit residing deep in us which is uncreated, unborn, incorruptible and ever pure and universal.  

Dharma means doing dutiful action ought to be done selflessly with renounced state of mind in the path of righteousness.  Dharma means to live a righteous life here on earth in pursuit to realize Param Atma eventually.  

Rishi Kanda has defined Dharma in Vaisesika as “Dharma is that which confers worldly joys and as well leads to eternal bliss –Moktsa.  Practicing Dharma means attaining highest ideal and eternal happiness here and now on earth within oneself and makes life disciplined."

In this verse Krishna, who is the embodiment of pure consciousness says, "If you do not understand transcendental knowledge, cannot progress in the path of righteousness or perform dutiful action selflessly or renounce Ego, leave all your pursuit and take refuge in Me -the pure consciousness.  

With faith, love and devotion who ever take refuge in pure consciousness, is sure to be liberated, and whoever remain subservient to outer consciousness continue suffer in Samsara."]