Vidya-vinaya-sampanne brahmane gavi hastini, shuni caiva shvapake ca panditah sama-darshinah
The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater.
- •True wisdom sees unity in diversity
- •Look beyond external differences
- •The wise see the soul in all beings
Suhrn-mitraryudasina-madhyastha-dveshya-bandhuসhu, sadhushv api cha papeshu sama-buddhir vishishyate
Those who are of equal vision to friends, companions, enemies, strangers, mediators, the hateful, relatives, saints, and sinners, are considered to be most elevated.
- •Equal vision toward all beings
- •Transcend partiality and prejudice
- •True spirituality is universal
Bhaktyā tv ananyayā śhakya aham evaṁ-vidho 'rjuna, jñātuṁ draṣhṭuṁ cha tattvena praveṣhṭuṁ cha parantapa
Only through exclusive devotion can I be known as I am, seen directly, and entered into, O Arjuna.
- •Devotion reveals the highest truth
- •Love is the path to divine vision
- •Union with God through bhakti
Sarva-bhuta-stham atmanam sarva-bhutani chatmani, ikshate yoga-yuktatma sarvatra sama-darshanah
The yogis, who are united in consciousness, see the soul in all beings and all beings in the soul. They see the same in all.
- •Unified consciousness sees oneness
- •All beings contain the same soul
- •True vision sees no separation