In English
As long as there is body attachment, such conversions are necessary. As long as you have the body attachment of “I am the body,” it is impossible for you to give up the . Even in the , we are performing several types of worship; for example, the “” (sixteen forms of worship). We perform so many (worship). We light a lamp and an and burn camphor before the Deity. All this is (the satisfaction we derive by worshipping God with a name and form). When this gradually gets imprinted in the as (Formless Divinity) and after shedding our body consciousness, we worship Divinity with the (mental flowers). As long as you are worshipping God as , you offer different types of flowers like jasmine, marigold, , etc. Here, the body that worships as well as the flowers that are used for worship, both are transient. However, the flowers that are to be offered in the worship of the (formless Divinity) are totally different. Here, the flowers to be offered are the flowers of (nonviolence), (sense control), (forbearance), (peace), (compassion), (truth), (penance), etc. All these belong to the . Unless we go up to a higher stage in our and enter into the (inward path), we should not give up the (external activities). Basing on this principle, in Bhaktiyoga of Chapter 12 of the taught how a devotee should develop qualities.