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The Bhagavad Gita1446
And those who worship Me, in my Essence, come to dwell with Me in my
Essence.
“But know thou, Arjuna, that I despise not the worship of the humble and
simple folk, who in their loving worship present Me with leaves, flowers, fruits
and water. I say unto thee that I accept and enjoy such offerings from these,
my children; in the spirit of the gift do I accept it. All sacrifices I accepteth,
even in the spirit of the offering, not in the value of the gift. Therefore,
whatever thou dost, O Prince, whether it be eating, giving, sacrificing, or
performance of ceremonies or rites—do these things in earnest offering to
Me. And offering up to Me all thy works, thou shalt be delivered, and set
free from the bonds of action and the consequences thereof, Thy mind thus
having become evenly balanced and harmonized, to me shalt thou come at
the appointed time.
“I see My children of the world—all living beings—with an equal eye, and
without partiality. There is none more dear to me than another, nor less dear.
None do I love more, or hate more, than any other one. Those who worship
me with devotion, verily they findeth for themselves the road to my heart,
and I am in them, and they in Me. If one who is most evil turneth to Me with
undivided heart, he hath started toward Me on the Path of Righteousness.
And, if he persisteth in his righteous resolve, O Arjuna, he cannot escape
becoming virtuous, and he shall obtain the Peace, even as shall the pious
man.
“Know for a certainty, O Arjuna, that he who is my faithful servant perishes
not. All who seek sanctuary in Me, O Prince of Pandu—even those born of
the womb of sin; and those whom the priests tell us are beyond the pale—
yea, even such shall tread the highest paths, if they but place their hopes
and faith upon Me. And if this be so, O Prince, how certain is the salvation
of the holy men, and learned souls.
“Then, regard this earth as but a finite and transitory abode, and know and
worship Me, Fix upon Me, without distraction thine earnest mind, and thou