Chapter 2: Sānkhya Yoga – Yoga of Contemplation on Self: Verse 56
दु:खेष्वनुद्विग्नमना: सुखेषु विगतस्पृह: ।
वीतरागभयक्रोध: स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥
du:kheṣv-anudvigna-manā: sukheṣu vigata-spṛha:
vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodha: sthitadhīr-munir-ucyate – 2.56
With the mind not smitten by duḥkhas, fostering no desire for sukhas, he who rises above attraction, fear and anger is a Sthita-dhee.
Chapter 2: Sānkhya Yoga – Yoga of Contemplation on Self - Verse 56
Ma Gurupriya
Sthita-prajñā will, no doubt, have to wake up from his absorptional stillness, as from sleep, to be active; yet his spiritual sublimity will continue to grace him.
Interactional outcomes, sukha-duḥkhas, will not dwindle, but will not cause either allurement or abhorrence in him. His interactions will be far greater in scope and potential, with corresponding sukha-duḥkhas. But they will not the least deter his performance. As against the Sthita-prajñā stillness, absorption, he will have the new interactional sublimation, enrichment and delight.
Duḥkhas will not devour his mind, nor will sukhas inundate him. He will comfortably float on both, like an expert swimmer in deep and flowing waters.
Instead of abandoning interaction, he will rise above the triple urges of the mind – desire, hatred and fear – becoming steady or stable-minded, Sthita-dhee. In Sthita-prajñā state the mind-functions cease fully, whereas in the Sthita-dhee state, they will be sublime and fulfilling!
