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			<div style="float:left">'''[[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)]] - Chapter 12: Devotional Service'''</div>
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	'''[[BG 12.1 (1972)]]:''' Arjuna inquired: Which are considered to be more perfect, those who are always properly engaged in Your devotional service or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested?

	~~'''~~[[BG 12~~.2 (1972)~~]]:''' The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Those who fix their minds on My personal form and are always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith are considered by Me to be most perfect.		[[File:BG-chapter.png\|308px\|right\|alt=Chapter 12: Devotional Service\|link=]]

	'''[[BG 12.3-4 (1972)]]:''' But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the perception of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, unchanging, fixed and immovable — the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth — by controlling the various senses and being equally disposed to everyone, such persons, engaged in the welfare of all, at last achieve Me.

	'''[[BG 12.5 (1972)]]:''' ~~For~~ those ~~whose minds~~ are ~~attached to~~ the ~~unmanifested~~, ~~impersonal feature of~~ the ~~Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied.~~		'''[[BG 12.1 (1972)]]:''' Arjuna inquired: Which is considered to be more perfect: those who are properly engaged in Your devotional service, or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested?

	'''[[BG 12.6-7 (1972)]]:''' But those who worship Me, giving up all ~~their~~ activities unto Me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, ~~having~~ fixed ~~their minds~~ upon Me, O son of Pṛthā — for ~~them~~ I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.		'''[[BG 12.2 (1972)]]:''' The Blessed Lord said: He whose mind is fixed on My personal form, always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith, is considered by Me to be most perfect.

			'''[[BG 12.3-4 (1972)]]:''' But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the perception of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, fixed, and immovable—the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth-by controlling the various senses and being equally disposed to everyone, such persons, engaged in the welfare of all, at last achieve Me.

			'''[[BG 12.5 (1972)]]:''' For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progrese in that discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied.

			'''[[BG 12.6-7 (1972)]]:''' For one who worships Me, giving up all his activities unto Me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, who has fixed his mind upon Me, O son of Pṛthā, for him I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.

	'''[[BG 12.8 (1972)]]:''' Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt.		'''[[BG 12.8 (1972)]]:''' Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt.

	'''[[BG 12.9 (1972)]]:''' My dear Arjuna, O winner of wealth, if you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation, then follow the ~~regulative~~ principles of bhakti-yoga. In this way develop a desire to attain Me.		'''[[BG 12.9 (1972)]]:''' My dear Arjuna, O winner of wealth, if you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation, then follow the regulated principles of bhakti-yoga In this way you will develop a desire to attain to Me.

	'''[[BG 12.10 (1972)]]:''' If you cannot practice the regulations of bhakti-yoga, then just try to work for Me, because by working for Me you will come to the perfect stage.		'''[[BG 12.10 (1972)]]:''' If you cannot practice the regulations of bhakti-yoga, then just try to work for Me, because by working for Me you will come to the perfect stage.

	'''[[BG 12.11 (1972)]]:''' If, however, you are unable to work in this consciousness ~~of Me~~, then try to act giving up all results of your work and try to be self-situated.		'''[[BG 12.11 (1972)]]:''' If, however, you are unable to work in this consciousness, then try to act giving up all results of your work and try to be self-situated.

	'''[[BG 12.12 (1972)]]:''' If you cannot take to this practice, then engage yourself in the cultivation of knowledge. Better than knowledge, however, is meditation, and better than meditation is renunciation of the fruits of action, for by such renunciation one can attain peace of mind.		'''[[BG 12.12 (1972)]]:''' If you cannot take to this practice, then engage yourself in the cultivation of knowledge. Better than knowledge, however, is meditation, and better than meditation is renunciation of the fruits of action, for by such renunciation one can attain peace of mind.

	'''[[BG 12.13-14 (1972)]]:''' One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor ~~and~~ is free from false ego~~, who is~~ equal in ~~both~~ happiness and distress, who is ~~tolerant,~~ always satisfied~~, self-controlled,~~ and engaged in devotional service with determination~~, his~~ mind and intelligence ~~fixed on~~ Me ~~— such a devotee of Mine~~ is very dear to Me.		'''[[BG 12.13-14 (1972)]]:''' One who is not envious but who is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor, who is free from false ego and equal both in happiness and distress, who is always satisfied and engaged in devotional service with determination and whose mind and intelligence are in agreement with Me-he is very dear to Me.

			'''[[BG 12.15 (1972)]]:''' He for whom no one is put into difficulty and who is not dirturbed by anxiety, who is steady in happiness and distress, is very dear to Me.

	'''[[BG 12.15 (1972)]]:''' ~~He for whom no one is put into difficulty and~~ who is not ~~disturbed by anyone~~, who is ~~equipoised in happiness and distress~~, ~~fear~~ and ~~anxiety~~, is very dear to Me.		'''[[BG 12.16 (1972)]]:''' A devotee who is not dependant on the ordinary course of activities, who is pure, expert, without cares, free from all pains, and who does not strive for some result, is very dear to Me.

	'''[[BG 12.16 (1972)]]:''' ~~My devotee~~ who ~~is not dependent on the ordinary course of activities~~, who ~~is pure, expert, without cares, free from all pains~~, and ~~not striving for some result~~, is very dear to Me.		'''[[BG 12.17 (1972)]]:''' One who neither grasps pleasure or grief, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both auspicious and inauspicious things, is very dear to Me.

	'''[[BG 12.17 (1972)]]:''' One who ~~neither rejoices nor grieves~~, who ~~neither laments nor desires~~, and who ~~renounces both auspicious~~ and ~~inauspicious things — such a devotee~~ is very dear to Me.		'''[[BG 12.18-19 (1972)]]:''' One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equiposed in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contamination, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and engaged in devotional service, is very dear to Me.

	'''[[BG 12.~~18-19~~ (1972)]]:''' ~~One~~ who ~~is equal to friends~~ and ~~enemies,~~ who ~~is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold~~, ~~happiness and distress~~, ~~fame and infamy, who~~ is ~~always free from contaminating association~~, ~~always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and who is engaged in devotional service — such a person is~~ very dear to Me.		'''[[BG 12.20 (1972)]]:''' He who follows this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engages himself with faith, making Me the supreme goal, is very, very dear to Me.

	~~'''[[BG 12.20 (1972)]]:''' Those who follow this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engage themselves with faith, making Me the supreme goal, are very, very dear to Me.~~

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'''[[BG 12.1 (1972)]]:''' Arjuna inquired: Which are considered to be more perfect, those who are always properly engaged in Your devotional service or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested?

'''[[BG 12.2 (1972)]]:''' The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Those who fix their minds on My personal form and are always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith are considered by Me to be most perfect.

'''[[BG 12.3-4 (1972)]]:''' But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the perception of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, unchanging, fixed and immovable — the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth — by controlling the various senses and being equally disposed to everyone, such persons, engaged in the welfare of all, at last achieve Me.

'''[[BG 12.5 (1972)]]:''' For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied.

'''[[BG 12.6-7 (1972)]]:''' But those who worship Me, giving up all their activities unto Me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, having fixed their minds upon Me, O son of Pṛthā — for them I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.

'''[[BG 12.8 (1972)]]:''' Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt.

'''[[BG 12.9 (1972)]]:''' My dear Arjuna, O winner of wealth, if you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation, then follow the regulative principles of bhakti-yoga. In this way develop a desire to attain Me.

'''[[BG 12.10 (1972)]]:''' If you cannot practice the regulations of bhakti-yoga, then just try to work for Me, because by working for Me you will come to the perfect stage.

'''[[BG 12.11 (1972)]]:''' If, however, you are unable to work in this consciousness of Me, then try to act giving up all results of your work and try to be self-situated.

'''[[BG 12.12 (1972)]]:''' If you cannot take to this practice, then engage yourself in the cultivation of knowledge. Better than knowledge, however, is meditation, and better than meditation is renunciation of the fruits of action, for by such renunciation one can attain peace of mind.

'''[[BG 12.13-14 (1972)]]:''' One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor and is free from false ego, who is equal in both happiness and distress, who is tolerant, always satisfied, self-controlled, and engaged in devotional service with determination, his mind and intelligence fixed on Me — such a devotee of Mine is very dear to Me.

'''[[BG 12.15 (1972)]]:''' He for whom no one is put into difficulty and who is not disturbed by anyone, who is equipoised in happiness and distress, fear and anxiety, is very dear to Me.

'''[[BG 12.16 (1972)]]:''' My devotee who is not dependent on the ordinary course of activities, who is pure, expert, without cares, free from all pains, and not striving for some result, is very dear to Me.

'''[[BG 12.17 (1972)]]:''' One who neither rejoices nor grieves, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both auspicious and inauspicious things — such a devotee is very dear to Me.

'''[[BG 12.18-19 (1972)]]:''' One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contaminating association, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and who is engaged in devotional service — such a person is very dear to Me.

'''[[BG 12.20 (1972)]]:''' Those who follow this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engage themselves with faith, making Me the supreme goal, are very, very dear to Me.

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