Equal vision and an equal mind

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Which beings or relationships are named in these descriptions?

1. BG 5.18

   The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].

   Read BG 5.18 in context · Source: Vanisource

   Edition and source record

   Edition: 1983+ · page 13804, revision 781258

2. BG 6.9

   A person is considered still further advanced when he regards honest well-wishers, affectionate benefactors, the neutral, mediators, the envious, friends and enemies, the pious and the sinners all with an equal mind.

   Read BG 6.9 in context · Source: Vanisource

   Edition and source record

   Edition: 1983+ · page 13823, revision 781317

Related contextual definitions

• Vidyā: with education
• Dhīra: self-controlled

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