18 shlokas with meaning and life application
Bhagavad Gita shlokas on Equanimity 18 verses explained with meaning and application.
Equanimity is evenness of mind: staying steady whether things are going well or badly. It is often mistaken for numbness, but it is closer to balance. A person with equanimity still feels, but is not thrown off by every gain, loss, compliment or insult. Many people want it for work, relationships and health, and find it surprisingly practical.
Gita 2.48 defines yoga as acting in equanimity, free from attachment and unmoved by success or failure, and Gita 2.38 says acting with an equal mind in gain and loss keeps action free from the bondage of results. Gita 2.14 says pleasure and pain are passing visitors to be borne patiently, and Gita 5.20 describes a person established in Brahman who remains steady amid gain and loss, pleasure and pain. Gita 4.22 adds contentment and freedom from jealousy as protection from bondage.
Equanimity also shapes how we treat others. Gita 5.19 praises equal vision as a sign of spiritual maturity, and Gita 6.9 describes a yogi who regards all with the same impartiality, whatever their relationship or attitude. Gita 12.15 describes someone who is neither disturbed by others nor disturbs them. Practise staying composed when circumstances or people provoke you, treat success and failure with the same inner evenness and let your work and mood stay steady.
Yoga means performing action while established in balance, free from attachment and unmoved by success or failure.
In your life: Treat success and failure with the same inner evenness so that your work stays steady and your mind stays calm.
One established in Brahman remains emotionally steady amid gain and loss, pleasure and pain, success and failure.
In your life: Practice maintaining balance during both favorable and unfavorable circumstances instead of being controlled by them.
A person established in equal vision transcends worldly limitations and becomes situated in Brahman, who is impartial and perfect.
In your life: Cultivate fairness and emotional balance instead of reacting differently to people based on personal preference or prejudice.
Equanimity
Evenness of mind in success and failure is the essence of yoga.
Equanimity
True wisdom remains steady in both joy and sorrow.
Equanimity
Equal vision is a sign of spiritual maturity and freedom.
Equanimity
Act with balance, and neither victory nor defeat will bind you.
Equanimity
Contentment and balance free the mind from bondage.
Equanimity
Equal vision toward all is the mark of an advanced yogi.
Equanimity
Pleasure and pain are visitors; endure them and they pass.
Equanimity
Be a source of peace for the world and stay untroubled by it.
Equanimity
A mind rooted in the Self stays level amid gain, loss, praise, and blame.
Equanimity
Steadiness amid change is the mark of one ready for freedom.
Equanimity
Freedom means neither resisting nor craving the states that come and go.
Equanimity
Likes and dislikes are the roots of delusion.
Equanimity
A devotion-filled mind is not ruled by joy, grief, desire or aversion.
Equanimity
Remain steady in all opposites and free from attachment.
Equanimity
Love without possessiveness and stay steady in every outcome.
Mind Control
A mastered mind remains peaceful in every situation.
Knowledge and Wisdom
Inner fulfillment makes worldly distinctions lose their power.
Dhyana Yoga
Honest spiritual questions open the door to deeper wisdom.
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