“He who hates no being, who is friendly and compassionate to all, is dear to Me.”Bhagavad Gita · Bhagavad Gita · -200 · capitolul 12, versetul 13
It is not rituals that bring you close to the divine, but the absence of hate and kindness toward all beings.
The divine is defined here by attitude, not ritual: the absence of hatred and the presence of universal kindness mark the person close to God. The mechanism is inner: hatred corrodes its bearer, while unconditional goodwill steadies and deepens him. The nurse who tends aggressive and grateful patients with the same gentleness lives nearer this ideal than the ascetic who despises the world.
The card explains what the absence of hatred means. The next step is harder: hatred doesn't vanish through willpower alone. It is born from how we judge people, from the labels we stick on them. The Gita suggests that the person close to the divine doesn't merely refrain from hating, but has given up the right to judge. Think of a neighbor who annoys you daily. You can tolerate him, but that is still a struggle. Or you can see him as someone carrying his own burdens, just like you. That second look changes something in you, not in him. And this raises a practical question: how do you train this way of seeing, day after day?
Why it matters A simple daily measure: not how many rituals you performed, but whether you let hatred take root in you.