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Mind & yogaChapter 2 · Contents of the Gītā Summarized
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 2.57

Qualities of steady wisdom and sense regulation

यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य श‍ुभाश‍ुभम् ।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥ ५७ ॥

yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas

tat tat prāpya śubhāśubham

nābhinandati na dveṣṭi

tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā

Translation

In the material world, one who is unaffected by whatever good or evil he may obtain, neither praising it nor despising it, is firmly fixed in perfect knowledge.

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Steady in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness

  1. 1One who is unaffected by good or evil, neither praising nor despising it, is firmly fixed in perfect knowledge.
  2. 2The material world always brings good and evil, but one fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not disturbed by them.
  3. 3Such a person is concerned only with Kṛṣṇa, who is all-good. This consciousness is the perfect spiritual position called samādhi.

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Chapter 2, Contents of the Gītā Summarized: qualities of steady wisdom and sense regulation.

What it teaches

Theme summary

A disciplined mind is one's best friend.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: manas, indriya, yoga.

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What does BG 2.57 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to mind & yoga?

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Sit quietly for ten minutes and gently return the mind.

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