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The Balance That Comes From Sacrificing Selfish Physiological Wants Transforms One’s Attitude Into That Of A God

इहैव तैर्जित: सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मन: |
निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद् ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिता: || 5.19||

ihaiva tair jitaḥ sargo yeṣhāṁ sāmye sthitaṁ manaḥ
nirdoṣhaṁ hi samaṁ brahma tasmād brahmaṇi te sthitāḥ|| 5.19||

Shloka Translation

BG – Ch. 5- Ver. 19:

Those whose thoughts are anchored in equality of vision in this life are victorious over the cycle of birth and death. They are situated in the Absolute Truth because they possess God’s faultless characteristics.

Explanation

Equality in vision also means to rise above likes and dislikes, happiness and suffering, pleasure and pain. Those who are able to do so, according to Shree Krishna, transcend the samsara of birth and death. We will never achieve this equality of vision as long as we think of ourselves as the body, because we will continue to have cravings and aversions for physiological pleasures and discomforts. Saints ascend above physical awareness and focus their attention on God, abandoning all earthly attachments in the process.

Dualities include concepts like near/far and slow/fast. Nature, not the eternal essence, is responsible for any such duality. As a result, someone whose intellect has transcended duality achieves the eternal essence right away. Near/far, slow/fast, and other concepts lose their meaning.

Shri Krishna concludes by explaining that obtaining the eternal essence is possible right now. We don’t have to wait for another child to be born. We must purify our minds and make them steady and harmonious in order for them to dwell on the everlasting essence using the karma yoga approach.

Verse & what we can learn

Attachment to bodily joys and sufferings is transcended when one’s awareness is located in this divine consciousness, and one achieves serenity.

To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There are also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

In the Next verse, Shri Krishna tells Arjuna about person of steady intellect.

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