Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 verse 54
Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga

A Curious Question · What Does Wisdom Look Like?

अर्जुन उवाच । स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव । स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम् ।।54।।

arjuna uvāca sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣā samādhi-sthasya keśava sthita-dhīḥ kiṃ prabhāṣeta kim āsīta vrajeta kim

Meaning

"Arjuna said: O Keshava, what is the description of one whose wisdom is steady and absorbed in meditation? How does such a person speak, sit, or walk?"

Explanation

Arjuna asks his first genuinely curious question, wanting a concrete picture of the enlightened state Krishna describes.

Today's Life Lesson

It's a good sign when your questions shift from despair to genuine curiosity about how to live well.

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