Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 15

Krishna said
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते ॥2.15॥

yaṃ hi na vyathayantyete puruṣaṃ puruṣarṣabhasamaduḥkhasukhaṃ dhīraṃ so'mṛtatvāya kalpate

Meaning

Krishna says: the steady person who is not disturbed by these, who stays the same in pleasure and pain, becomes fit for immortality.

हिंदी में अर्थ

श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं: जो धीर व्यक्ति इनसे विचलित नहीं होता और सुख-दुख में एक-सा रहता है, वही अमरता का अधिकारी बनता है।

Practise it today

Today, when good news arrives, enjoy it without boasting; when bad news arrives, accept it without collapsing. Practise one balanced response to each.

Reflect tonight

Did you stay roughly the same person through today's ups and downs?

EquanimityThe Self

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