The Bhagavad Gita

by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

KRISHNA 2 Those who set their hearts on me and worship me with unfailing devotion and faith are more established in yoga. 3 As for those who seek the transcendental Reality, without name, without form, contemplating the Unmanifested, beyond the reach of thought and of feeling, 4 with their senses subdued and mind serene and striving for the good of all beings, they too will verily come unto me. 5 Yet hazardous and slow is the path to the Unrevealed, difficult for physical creatures to tread. 6 But they for whom I am the supreme goal, who do all work renouncing self for me and meditate on me with single-hearted devotion, 7 these I will swiftly rescue from the fragment’s cycle of birth and death, for their consciousness has entered into me. 8 Still your mind in me, still your intellect in me, and without doubt you will be united with me forever. 9 If you cannot still your mind in me, learn to do so through the regular practice of meditation. 10 If you lack the will for such self-discipline, engage yourself in my work, for selfless service can lead you at last to complete fulfillment. 11 If you are unable to do even this, surrender yourself to me, disciplining yourself and renouncing the results of all your actions. 12 Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace. 13 That one I love who is incapable of ill will, who is friendly and compass...