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Monday, December 4, 2023

Wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita 65


61. The Lord, O Arjuna, dwells in the hearts of all beings, causing all beings, by His Mâyâ, to revolve, as if mounted on a machine. 

62. Take refuge in Him with all your heart, O Bhârata; by His grace shall you attain supreme peace and the eternal abode. 

63. Thus has wisdom, more profound than all profundities, been declared to you by Me; reflecting over it fully, act as you like. 

64. Hear you again My supreme word, the profoundest of all; because you are dearly beloved of Me, therefore will I speak what is good to you. 

65. Occupy your mind with Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to Me. You shall reach Myself; truly do I promise unto you, for you are dear to Me. 

66. Relinquishing all Dharmas, take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate you from all sins; grieve not. 

67. This is never to be spoken by you to one who is devoid of austerities or devotion, nor to one who does not render service, nor to one who cavils at Me. 

68. He who, with supreme devotion to Me, will teach this deeply profound philosophy to My devotees, shall doubtless come to Me alone. 

69. Nor among men is there any who does dearer service to Me, nor shall there be another on earth dearer to Me, than he. 

70. And he who will study this sacred dialogue of ours, by him shall I have been worshipped by the Yajna of knowledge; such is My conviction. 

71. And even that man who hears this, full of Shraddhâ and free from malice, he too, liberated, shall attain to the happy worlds of those of righteous deeds. 

Bhagavad Gita, 18:61-71 



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