It is this Bhagavad Gita that says
here, "Arjuna, be attached to me." But here, we must remember that attachment to the Lord is a noble thing. It is not like the attachment to any object in the world. Saguna and nirguna are closely interwound. Saguna can never be removed from its nirguna ground. Nirguna needs the sap of saguna. A man who is ever busy doing his duty is worshipping God through work. But the moisture, the rasa of love, should go into the worship. "maamanusmara yuddhya cha" - "Work with me in mind." 

Yes, work is pujaa, worship. But the bhavana within should be kept alive. The mere offering of flowers is not pujaa - There must go with it bhavana, the appropriate inner attitude, Pujaa with flowers is one way of worship; doing good actions is another way. But in both the
moisture of bhavana is essential. If when we offer flowers, there is no bhavana within, it is as if we are flinging flowers on a mere stone.

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