Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6, Verse 9
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते ॥6.9॥suhṛnmitrāryudāsīnamadhyasthadveṣyabandhuṣusādhuṣvapi ca pāpeṣu samabuddhirviśiṣyate
Meaning
Even higher is the one who keeps an equal mind toward well-wishers, friends, enemies, neutral people, mediators, the hateful, relatives, the good and even the wrongdoers.
हिंदी में अर्थ
इससे भी श्रेष्ठ वह है जो शुभचिंतकों, मित्रों, शत्रुओं, तटस्थ लोगों, बीच-बचाव करने वालों, द्वेष रखने वालों, संबंधियों, सज्जनों और पापियों के प्रति भी समान भाव रखता है।
Practise it today
Think of one person you dislike. Today, treat them with the same basic courtesy you would give a friend: a greeting, a fair hearing, or a kind word.
Reflect tonight
How did you treat the person you dislike today? Did anything soften in you or in them?
EquanimityCompassionAnger
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