Bhakti Yoga

The path of devotion. Of all paths, Krishna says, this one is dearest to him — and most accessible to those who love.

All 20 verses below.

Verses

• 12.1Devotion can face the divine as form or as formless reality.
• 12.2Full trust and steady remembrance make devotion complete.
• 12.3The deepest devotion reaches what never changes.
• 12.4Reach the divine by mastering yourself and caring for everyone.
• 12.5The subtlest path is hardest for a body-bound mind.
• 12.6Total devotion turns every action into worship.
• 12.7A mind fixed on Krishna is met by Krishna's saving presence.
• 12.8A divided mind settles when both thought and feeling rest in the divine.
• 12.9Practice can lead the mind where stillness cannot yet go.
• 12.10Offered action can succeed where practice still fails.
• 12.11Let go of the result; the action itself is the practice.
• 12.12Peace begins when you stop clinging to what your action produces.
• 12.13Devotion shows up as friendliness, forgiveness, and emotional steadiness.
• 12.14Real devotion is a steady mind already placed beyond itself.
• 12.15True devotion leaves no wake of disturbance.
• 12.16True closeness releases craving, anxiety, and compulsive beginning.
• 12.17Devotion becomes steady when liking and disliking no longer rule the heart.
• 12.18Real devotion stays even when life feels hostile or kind.
• 12.19Praise and blame lose power over the one who stands steady.
• 12.20Faithful practice turns devotion into closeness.