Sanskrit Verse
Sama-duhkha-sukhah sva-sthah sama-lostashma-kanchanah, tulya-priyapriyo dhiras tulya-nindatma-samstutih
Translation & Meaning
One who is equal in happiness and distress, who is steady, to whom a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are equal, to whom the pleasant and unpleasant are the same, who is steady, who regards both blame and praise equally — such a person has transcended the gunas.
Key Teachings
- •Equanimity in pleasure and pain marks transcendence
- •Equal regard for gold and dirt indicates freedom from rajas
- •Equal response to praise and blame shows freedom from ego
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