BHAGVAD GITA
Chapter 12: Path of Devotion
Arjuna said: Sincere devotees who
worship a personal God with form, and those who worship the formless or
impersonal Brahman which of these is a better yogi? (12.01)
Lord Krishna said: Those sincere
devotees who worship with full faith and love by fixing their mind on a
personal God; I consider them to be the best yogis. (12.02)
But those who worship the
formless, the omnipresent, the unthinkable, the unchanging, the eternal
Brahman; controlling all the senses, remaining calm under all circumstances,
and engaged in the welfare of all creatures, they also attain Me. (12.03-04)
Self-realization is much more
difficult. specially for the beginners . who fix their mind on the formless
Brahman, because to develop love for the formless Brahman by the average human
being, is very difficult. (12.05)
But to those who worship Me as
their personal God, offering all actions to Me; setting Me as their supreme
goal, and meditating on Me with single minded devotion; I quickly become their
savior from the cycles of death and transmigration. (12.06-07)
Therefore, focus your mind on My
personal form and let your mind and intellect remain connected to My thoughts
through meditation and contemplation. Thereafter you shall certainly come to
Me. (12.08)
If you are unable to focus your
mind steadily on Me, then try to reach Me by practice of any other Sadhana of your choice. (12.09)
If you are unable even to do any
Sadhana, then perform your duty for Me. You shall attain Me just by working for
Me as an instrument, just to serve and please Me, without selfish motives and
attachment. (12.10)
If you are unable to work for Me
then just surrender unto My will with controlled mind, and give up .the
attachment to and the anxiety for. the fruits of all work by learning to accept
all results, as God-given, without being upset. (12.11)
Knowledge of scriptures is better
than ritualistic practice, meditation is better than scriptural knowledge,
detachment from the fruit of work is better than meditation, peace immediately
follows detachment to the fruit of work. (12.12)
One who does not hate any
creature, who is friendly and kind, free from the feeling of ‘I’ and ‘my’, calm
in pain and pleasure, forgiving and content, who has control over the mind,
whose willpower is firm, whose mind and intellect are engaged in thinking about
Me; such a devotee is dear to Me. (12.13-14)
The one by whom others are not
agitated, and who is not agitated by others; who is free from joy, envy, fear,
and anxiety; is also dear to Me. (12.15)
One who is wise, impartial, and
free from anxiety free and desires, who has given up the feeling of doership in
all undertakings; and who is devoted to Me, is dear to Me. (12.16)
One who is calm, neither likes nor
dislikes a person, place or thing; who is neutral towards both the good and the
evil persons, and who is full of devotion, such a person is dear to Me. (12.17)
The one who remains the same
towards friend or foe, in honor or disgrace, in heat or cold, in pleasure or
pain; who is free from attachment; and (12.18)
The one who remains calm in
criticism or praise, content with anything, unattached to a place ,peaceful,
and full of devotion; that person is dear to Me. (12.19)
But those sincere devotees, who
set Me as their supreme goal of life and make sincere effort to achieve it, are
very dear to Me. (12.20)
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