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2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on contentment. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Apuryamanam acala-pratistham samudram apah pravishanti yadvat, tadvat kama yam pravishanti sarve sa shantim apnoti na kama-kami

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.

  • Peace comes from inner stillness
  • Satisfying desires never brings lasting peace
  • Like an ocean, remain undisturbed by desires
Santushṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛiḍha-niśhchayaḥ, mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

Ever content, steadfast in meditation, self-controlled, and of firm resolve, with mind and intellect offered to Me—such devotees are very dear to Me.

  • Contentment is a spiritual quality
  • Self-control combined with devotion
  • Firm resolve pleases God