"I am equally present in all beings; there is none hateful or dear to Me. They, however, who devoutly worship Me abide in Me; and I too stand revealed in them."(Chap 9 -verse 29)
"Arjuna, he who looks on all as one, on the analogy of his own self, and looks upon the joy and sorrow of all with a similar eye - such a Yogi is deemed highest of all."
(Chap 6 -verse 32)
"He who is free from malice towards all beings, friendly and compassionate, rid of 'I' and 'mine', balanced in joy and sorrow, tolerant, always satisfied, self-controlled, and engaged in devotional service with determination, his mind and intelligence fixed on Me - such a devotee of mine is very dear to Me."(Chap 12 -verses 13,14)
"He by whom no one is put into difficulty and who is not disturbed by anyone, who is equipoised in happiness and distress, fear and anxiety, is very dear to Me."
(Chap 12 -verse 15)
"My devotee who is not dependent on the ordinary course of activities, who is pure, expert, without cares, free from all pains and not striving for some result, is very dear to Me."
(Chap 12 -verse 16)
"One who neither rejoices nor grieves, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both good and evil actions, and who is full of devotional service - such a devotee is very dear to Me."(Chap 12 -verse 17)
"One who is equal to friends and foes, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and sadness, fame and infamy, who is always free from contaminating association, always contented with any means of subsistence, whatsoever and having no sense of ownership and full of devotion to Me, that a man is dear to Me."
(Chap 12 -verses 18,19)
"Those devotees, who follow this imperishable path of devotional service (bhaktiyoga) and who completely engage themselves with faith, making Me the supreme goal, are very very dear to Me."(Chap 12 -verse 20)
Arjuna also asks - who is perfect - one who worships your personal form or worship the impersonal Brahman? So, Krishna further answers the question
"O Arjuna, those who fix their minds on My personal form and are always engaged in worshipping Me with great and transcendental faith are considered by Me to be the most perfect."(Chap 12 -verse 2)
"But those who fully worship the unmanifested, that which lies beyond the perception of the senses, the all-pervading, inconceivable, unchanging, fixed and immovable - the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth - by controlling the various senses and being equally disposed to everyone, such persons engaged in the welfare of all, at last achieve Me."
(Chap 12 -verses 3,4)
"For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied."(Chap 12 -verse 5)
"But those who worship Me, giving up all their activities unto me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, having fixed their minds upon Me, O Arjuna - for them I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death."(Chap 12 -verses 6,7)
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