Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Gita reflection Ch 12 verses 19 & 20

17th September 2024


The equanimity that a devotee has is akin to the nature of the Lord. Although it is hard to maintain in the world of transactions, the devotee can practice it out of love for God and for personal liberation from all entanglements. 

Lord Krishna praises such a devotee by saying, "That devotee is dear to me, to whom praise and insult are the same, who is also silent, content, homeless, and steady-minded." 

While concluding the discussion on the virtues of a true devotee, Lord Krishna highlights the importance of developing these virtues as a spiritual practice, irrespective of whether the worship is about the formful or the formless. 

He clarifies, "Those devotees are most dear to Me who accept Me as the supreme goal of life and with utmost faith seek the nectar of all virtues enumerated earlier."


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