Chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion

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   Step 1 of 4 Chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion, an Overview A map of the twenty verses of Gita chapter 12: which way is best, four steps for a mind that will not stay, and the devotee the Lord holds dear, with a guide to the reading for each part. Simple · 6 min In Depth · 12 min Deeper · 14 min
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   Step 2 of 4 Devotion or the Unmanifest Whether you worship the Lord in a form or the unmanifest Reality, which is better? Gita 12.1-5 holds Arjuna's question and the Lord's answer: the goal is one, but the roads differ in how hard they are. Simple · 4 min In Depth · 8 min Deeper · 12 min
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   Step 3 of 4 The Ladder of Devotion What if your mind will not stay on God? In Gita 12.6-12 the Lord gives four steps, each for the person who cannot take the one above, and ends with peace that follows at once on giving up the fruit of action. The verses and three readings. Simple · 5 min In Depth · 12 min Deeper · 15 min
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   Step 4 of 4 The Devotee Dear to the Lord At the end of chapter 12 the Lord draws the person who is dear to Him: free of hatred, friendly and compassionate, level in pain and pleasure, skilful and steady. Three readings of Gita 12.13-20, and what 'dear' means. Simple · 6 min In Depth · 13 min Deeper · 18 min