Chapter 2: Sānkhya Yoga – Yoga of Contemplation on Self: Verse 57
य: सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम् ।
नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
ya: sarvatrānabhisnehas-tat-tat-prāpya śubhāśubham
nābhinandati na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā – 2.57
He who transcends his constricted fondness, and does not unduly compliment or condemn whatever auspicious or inauspicious meets him, his consciousness is stable and steady.
Chapter 2: Sānkhya Yoga – Yoga of Contemplation on Self - Verse 57
Ma Gurupriya
Outliving the usual constrictions imposed by selfishness, his mind becomes more and more expansive and assimilative. Wakefulness, the expression of sattva-guṇa, floods him with more and more wisdom and joy.
Interacting freely with persons, places and events, he neither relishes nor resents any of their outcomes specially. Everything comes naturally, in its due course. Interactional effects no more can toss him. Sthita-prajñatā, absorptional stillness, helps and guides his interactions, and interactional sublimity facilitates further inner absorption. The two complement each other, like night and moon, lotus and the lake.
Self is the sole source of contentment and fulfilment for him. With his changed perception and inner expansion, he is able to assimilate all ups and downs. Complimenting or condemning none, he lives and moves as a glorious Sthita-dhee model!
