Arjun said,
"There are those you talked about as devoted to you in your personal form, worshipping, praising, adoring you with psalms and prayers all their life, and there are those who know you in your unmanifest , indestructible essence . Who among these is closer to the state of oneness where the awareness of ME ceases completely?
The Lord said,
"Those who enter into my heart with love and live their life in my presence, dedicating everything to me with faith are naturally united with me.
There are those who know me as the vital breath that runs through all forms of life. They behold everything as undifferentiated in essence. They discipline their body and mind. They contemplate the Brahma which is imperishable, beyond cognition, unmanifest, all-pervasive, beyond thought, occult, stable and certain. They are dedicated to the welfare of all living beings. They finally come to me alone.
But the path of the yogi who dedicates himself to the Unmanifest is fraught with difficulties. So long as you live in the body, the path of dedication to the Unmanifest leads to immense anguish.
On the other hand, I shall speak to you of those who conceive of the Unmanifest as incarnated in ME. They leave all karma to me and remain devoted to me; concentrate on me, think of me and worship me. I do not let them sink in the ocean of mortal life. They enter with their heart into my heart. So I am with them all the time as they cross this ocean.
Seek support for your mind by resorting to me. Leave your intellect under my governance. You will thus abide in me. There is not the slightest doubt about this.
If you find it difficult to steady your mind and keep it stabilized in me, then practise the art of concentration and make a strong resolve to reach me.
If you find yourself unable to follow this rigorous practice, then pursue all your activities with the sole purpose of reaching me. If you live your life by dedicating all your karmas to the objective of finding me, you will surely find me.
If you are unable to resort to this practice(of acting, living with the sole objective of reaching me), then there is another way. Be resolutely in command over your spirit and renounce all the fruits of your actions.
Who is dear to me?
He whose heart has no place for hatred, he who is a friend to all, he whose heart is full of compassion, he who knows no me and mine, he who moves not by joy or sorrow, he who can forgive, he who is cheerful at all times, He who follows the voice of his soul, and stays under its control, he whose resolve is unshakable, he who belongs to me with his mind and soul, he who follows me devotedly through all times, good or bad : he is the one who is dearest among all.
I shall tell you more about him; listen...
He never causes anguish to others nor is he anguished by them. He is calm in the storm of ecstasy, anger, fear,agitation. He too is dear to me.
There is one who lives without expectations. He is clean in and out. He is alert about the right and the wrong. He is indifferent to joy and sorrow. He is free of pain. He is unaffected by the good or bad consequences of the karma. He starts the karma without resorting to ego and therefore does not take the agency of karma to himself. He is dear to me.
He is neither pleased nor moved to hatred. Neither is he moved by sorrow nor desire. He is beyond the good and bad. He has embraced the path of love. He is dear to me.
He makes no difference between the enemy and friend, nor does he differentiate between honour and neglect. His mind remains unaffected by the cold and warmth. He is free of all attachment. He is dear to me.
For him abuse and praise weigh the same. He keps silent through them all. He is content with whatever he has. He does not cling to a place and call it his home. He has an unwavering mind. He is dear to me.
This is what I have put into words for you. It is nectar. It follows the law of human life. Keep these words in mind and live life in accordance with this law. Those who follow this path of simple love with full faith in the heart are dear to me.
Aum that is the word of truth And with that ends this chapter twelve in the Upanishad called Bhagavadgeeta. This speaks of the path of Divine Love (Bhaktiyoga). It is a part of the knowledge of Brahma, the Ultimate Truth . The science of Yoga is a part of that and this dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjun is meant to lead you that.
"There are those you talked about as devoted to you in your personal form, worshipping, praising, adoring you with psalms and prayers all their life, and there are those who know you in your unmanifest , indestructible essence . Who among these is closer to the state of oneness where the awareness of ME ceases completely?
The Lord said,
"Those who enter into my heart with love and live their life in my presence, dedicating everything to me with faith are naturally united with me.
There are those who know me as the vital breath that runs through all forms of life. They behold everything as undifferentiated in essence. They discipline their body and mind. They contemplate the Brahma which is imperishable, beyond cognition, unmanifest, all-pervasive, beyond thought, occult, stable and certain. They are dedicated to the welfare of all living beings. They finally come to me alone.
But the path of the yogi who dedicates himself to the Unmanifest is fraught with difficulties. So long as you live in the body, the path of dedication to the Unmanifest leads to immense anguish.
On the other hand, I shall speak to you of those who conceive of the Unmanifest as incarnated in ME. They leave all karma to me and remain devoted to me; concentrate on me, think of me and worship me. I do not let them sink in the ocean of mortal life. They enter with their heart into my heart. So I am with them all the time as they cross this ocean.
Seek support for your mind by resorting to me. Leave your intellect under my governance. You will thus abide in me. There is not the slightest doubt about this.
If you find it difficult to steady your mind and keep it stabilized in me, then practise the art of concentration and make a strong resolve to reach me.
If you find yourself unable to follow this rigorous practice, then pursue all your activities with the sole purpose of reaching me. If you live your life by dedicating all your karmas to the objective of finding me, you will surely find me.
If you are unable to resort to this practice(of acting, living with the sole objective of reaching me), then there is another way. Be resolutely in command over your spirit and renounce all the fruits of your actions.
Who is dear to me?
He whose heart has no place for hatred, he who is a friend to all, he whose heart is full of compassion, he who knows no me and mine, he who moves not by joy or sorrow, he who can forgive, he who is cheerful at all times, He who follows the voice of his soul, and stays under its control, he whose resolve is unshakable, he who belongs to me with his mind and soul, he who follows me devotedly through all times, good or bad : he is the one who is dearest among all.
I shall tell you more about him; listen...
He never causes anguish to others nor is he anguished by them. He is calm in the storm of ecstasy, anger, fear,agitation. He too is dear to me.
There is one who lives without expectations. He is clean in and out. He is alert about the right and the wrong. He is indifferent to joy and sorrow. He is free of pain. He is unaffected by the good or bad consequences of the karma. He starts the karma without resorting to ego and therefore does not take the agency of karma to himself. He is dear to me.
He is neither pleased nor moved to hatred. Neither is he moved by sorrow nor desire. He is beyond the good and bad. He has embraced the path of love. He is dear to me.
He makes no difference between the enemy and friend, nor does he differentiate between honour and neglect. His mind remains unaffected by the cold and warmth. He is free of all attachment. He is dear to me.
For him abuse and praise weigh the same. He keps silent through them all. He is content with whatever he has. He does not cling to a place and call it his home. He has an unwavering mind. He is dear to me.
This is what I have put into words for you. It is nectar. It follows the law of human life. Keep these words in mind and live life in accordance with this law. Those who follow this path of simple love with full faith in the heart are dear to me.
Aum that is the word of truth And with that ends this chapter twelve in the Upanishad called Bhagavadgeeta. This speaks of the path of Divine Love (Bhaktiyoga). It is a part of the knowledge of Brahma, the Ultimate Truth . The science of Yoga is a part of that and this dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjun is meant to lead you that.
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