The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

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this maya who take refuge in me. 15 Others are deluded
by maya; performing evil deeds, they have no devotion
to me. Having lost all discrimination, they follow the
way of their lower nature.
16
Good people come to worship me for different
reasons. Some come to the spiritual life because of
suffering, some in order to understand life; some
come through a desire to achieve life’s purpose, and
some come who are men and women of wisdom.
17
Unwavering in devotion, always united with me,
the man or woman of wisdom surpasses all the
others. To them I am the dearest beloved, and they
are very dear to me. 18 All those who follow the
spiritual path are blessed. But the wise who are always
established in union, for whom there is no higher
goal than me, may be regarded as my very Self.
19
After many births the wise seek refuge in me, seeing
me everywhere and in everything. Such great souls are
very rare. 20 There are others whose discrimination is
misled by many desires. Following their own nature,
they worship lower gods, practicing various rites.
21
When a person is devoted to something with
complete faith, I unify his faith in that. 22 Then, when
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