Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-12
Bhaktiyoga
12. Better indeed is knowledge than scriptural study; better than knowledge is meditation; better than meditation is renunciation of the fruit of action; from renunciation results instantaneous peace. O Partha, knowledge is more profound than scriptural study and meditation is still more incomprehensible than knowledge. Renunciation of fruit of actions is superior to meditation, while the peace of mind, which comes after it, is matchless. O heroic Partha, by following this path My devotee attains peace through these stages. 13. He who is non-hostile, friendly and compassionate to any creature, free from possessiveness and pride, forgiving and equable in sorrow and happiness, As the all-pervading Consciousness does not distinguish between what is one’s own and another’s, so he does not entertain hatred towards any creature. Just as Mother Earth does not think of giving support only to a superior and denying it to an inferior person (141-145), or the merciful life-breath does not say that it will only dwell in the body of a prince and not in that of a pauper, or water does not think of quenching the thirst of cattle and turn itself into poison to kill tigers, so he is equally friendly with all creatures and looks after them like an affectionate nurse. He does not entertain the thought of ‘me’ and ‘mine’ and is never affected by happiness or misery. He is forgiving like the earth and joy lives happily in its lap (146-150). |
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