Sanskrit Verse
Apuryamanam acala-pratistham samudram apah pravishanti yadvat, tadvat kama yam pravishanti sarve sa shantim apnoti na kama-kami
Translation & Meaning
A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean which is being filled but is always being still—can alone achieve peace, and not the person who strives to satisfy such desires.
Key Teachings
- •Peace comes from inner stillness
- •Satisfying desires never brings lasting peace
- •Like an ocean, remain undisturbed by desires