Desire and a steady mind

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Compare the ocean image with the qualities of a steady sage.

1. BG 2.70

   A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still—can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires.

   Read BG 2.70 in context · Source: Vanisource

   Edition and source record

   Edition: 1983+ · page 13700, revision 781159

2. BG 2.56

   One who is not disturbed in mind even amidst the threefold miseries or elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady mind.

   Read BG 2.56 in context · Source: Vanisource

   Edition and source record

   Edition: 1983+ · page 13686, revision 781143

Related contextual definitions

• Bhaya: fear
• Krodha: anger

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