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The Joys And Sorrows Of Others Are Considered Their Own By Those Who Perceive God In All Beings

आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन |
सुखं वा यदि वा दु:खं स योगी परमो मत: || 6.32||

ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśhyati yo ’rjuna
sukhaṁ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṁ sa yogī paramo mataḥ|| 6.32||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 6- Ver. 32: 

I regard them to be perfect yogis who see the true equality of all living beings and respond to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were their own.

Explanation

The joys and sorrows of others are considered their own by those who perceive God in all beings. As a result, such yogis are constantly well-wishers of all souls and seek for everyone’s ultimate benefit. The enlightened yogi is this. A yogi or meditator of the highest level is one who sees himself in others and consequently experiences their joys and sorrows.
The perfected meditator sees no distinction between himself and other entities, just as we don’t distinguish between our left and right hands or other body parts. Negative emotions like jealousy, hatred, greed, and fury go away when the meditator sees no distinction between himself and other beings. A person who achieves such a vision will never harm another person physically, mentally, or verbally. Meditation is nearly hard for someone who harbours any form of hatred or bad emotion toward anyone, therefore a nonviolent attitude, or ahimsa, comes naturally to a meditator.

Verse & what we can learn

Yogi is rated the highest; he is judged as having reached the zenith of Yoga because he sees his own pleasures and pains of the aforesaid sort as being no different from those of others of the same kind. That he experiences all of life’s pleasures and pains through analogies. This is merely a declaration of a distinctive mark.

Forgetting one’s link with God is the source of a living entity’s suffering. Knowing the divine as the supreme enjoyer of all human endeavours is the source of happiness. All living beings’ true companion is the perfect yogi.

A devotee of the Lord is always concerned for the well-being of all living things, and in this sense, he is in fact everyone’s friend. He is the best yogi because he strives for perfection in yoga for the benefit of others as well as himself.

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 verses, Arjuna asks Shri Krishna about yoga.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…