Seeds of Contemplation

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[This was written some centuries BC]

LORD KRISHNA:

" The Lord lives in the heart of every creature.....Take refuge utterly in him.

By his grace you will find supreme peace, and the state which is beyond all

change.

Now I have taught you that wisdom which is the secret of secrets. Ponder it

carefully. Then act as you think best. These are the last words I shall say to

you, the deepest of all truths. I speak for your own good. You are the friend

I chose and love.

 

Give me your whole heart,

love and adore me,

worship me always,

bow to me only,

and you shall find me:

this is my promise

Who love you dearly.

 

Lay down all duties

in me, your refuge.

Fear no longer,

for I will save you

From sin and from bondage. "

 

--from The Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter XVIII

--Prabhavananda & Isherwood translation