Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 14 verse 2
Chapter 14 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga

Unshaken Steadiness · Beyond Beginnings and Endings

इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः । सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च ॥

idaṁ jñānam upāśritya mama sādharmyam āgatāḥ sarge 'pi nopajāyante pralaye na vyathanti ca

Meaning

"Having taken refuge in this knowledge, those who attain My nature are not born at creation nor disturbed at dissolution."

Explanation

Real understanding brings a kind of steadiness that outlasts even huge upheavals — a settledness that doesn't get shaken by beginnings or endings.

Today's Life Lesson

Let today's understanding give you a little more steadiness, even amid changes you can't control.

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