Bhagavad Gita 2.64 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Someone who isn’t pushed around by likes and dislikes finds peace.”
What it means
“But a disciplined person who moves through the world without being pushed by likes and dislikes finds peace of mind.”
The original Sanskrit
रागद्वेषविमुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन् | (or वियुक्तैस्तु) आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति ॥
rāgadveṣavimuktaistu viṣayānindriyaiścaran orviyuktaistu ātmavaśyairvidheyātmā prasādamadhigacchati
Translations
Literal translation
But by perceiving objects with the organs that are free from attraction and repulsion, and are under his own control, the self-controlled man attains serenity.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
आत्मसंयमी (विधेयात्मा) पुरुष रागद्वेष से रहित अपने वश में की हुई (आत्मवश्यै) इन्द्रियों द्वारा विषयों को भोगता हुआ प्रसन्नता (प्रस्ेााद) प्राप्त करता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.65“With peace of mind, all sorrows fall away, and clear thinking quickly becomes steady.”