
Chapter 14 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Beyond Praise and Blame · Freedom from Being Pulled
Meaning
"Equal in pleasure and pain, dwelling in the self, regarding a clod, a stone, and gold alike, wise and steady amid the pleasant and unpleasant, alike in praise and blame—"
Explanation
Treating a lump of clay and a piece of gold with the same regard sounds extreme, but the point is freedom from being pulled around by what the world calls valuable or worthless.
Today's Life Lesson
Notice today how much praise or criticism pulls at you, and practice letting your sense of worth rest somewhere steadier.