Hari Om!

Swami Aparajitananda interprets the phrase "Such a devotee is dear to Me" used by Lord and discusses -

Verses 15 and 16:
• How peace of mind gives state of no agitation to or from world.
• How freedom from mental fluctuations gives happiness.
• Freedom from false, unreal expectations and what can be real expectations.
• The term "Udāsīnatā" simplified.
• Higher vision makes worldly problems insignificant.
• "Giving up actions".
• Jñānīs vision of Consciousness explained.

Verses 17 to 19: Swamiji clarifies -
• Happiness and sorrows are decided by attachment. Both punya and pāpa are bondages.
• Technique of doing punya karma with attitude of being His instrument gives chitta-shuddhi.
• Beautiful definition of God and man.
• Equanimity at BMI and speech level.
• Freedom from attachment and importance of role context comes from connecting to God.
• "MAUNI" as interpreted by Shankaracharya.
• Samyak-vāk as Vāk-tapas.
• A fascinating interpretation of the term "ANIKET".
• Intelligent living (oil of Knowledge).

Verse 20: Swamiji indicates most amazing feature of the verse: Upto Verse 19, Lord says "Such a devotee is dear to Me." In Verse 20, Lord says, "THESE devotees are EXTREMELY DEAR to Me." and elaborates on it.

Discourse concludes with invoking Grace and blessings of God and Guru.

(Bhagavad Gītā Chp. 12 - Talk 7 of 7 - Verses 14 to 20)

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