Bhagavad Gita 6.32 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The best person feels other people’s joy and pain as their own.”
What it means
“The highest yogi is the one who feels others' joy and pain as their own.”
The original Sanskrit
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन । सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं स योगी परमो मतः ॥
ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṃ paśyati yo.arjuna sukhaṃ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṃ sa yogī paramo mataḥ
Translations
Literal translation
O Arjuna, that yogi is considered the best who judges what is happiness and sorrow in all beings by the same standard as he would apply to himself.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे अर्जुन ! जो पुरुष अपने समान सर्वत्र सम देखता है, चाहे वह सुख हो या दु:ख, वह परम योगी माना गया है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 6.33Arjuna says: “Krishna, you describe this state of evenness — but my mind is so restless that I can't see how it could last.”