The disciplined person, moving among objects with senses under control and free from attraction and aversion, attains serenity.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 2.64
Hindi · हिन्दी
वशीभूत अन्तःकरणवाला कर्मयोगी साधक रागद्वेषसे रहित अपने वशमें की हुई इन्द्रियोंके द्वारा विषयोंका सेवन करता हुआ अन्तःकरणकी निर्मलता को प्राप्त हो जाता है । निर्मलता प्राप्त होनेपर साधकके सम्पूर्ण दुःखोंका नाश हो जाता है और ऐसे शुद्ध चित्तवाले साधककी बुद्धि निःसन्देह बहुत जल्दी परमात्मामें स्थिर हो जाती है ॥
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राग-द्वेष-वियुक्तैःfree from attraction and aversionतुbutविषयान्objectsइन्द्रियैःwith the sensesचरन्moving aboutआत्म-वश्यैःunder the control of the inner selfविधेय-आत्माdisciplined personप्रसादम्serenityअधिगच्छतिattains
Read literallyfree from attraction and aversion · but · objects · with the senses · moving about · under the control of the inner self · disciplined person · serenity · attains
Understanding the verse
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The disciplined person moves among sense objects, free of attraction and aversion, and finds serenity.
A person with controlled senses can engage with the world without craving or rejecting it, and that steadiness brings inner clarity.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Krishna explains that the one who keeps the senses under inner control, without clinging or rejecting, can move through experience and still become serene.
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In your life
What it looks like today
At a family wedding you find yourself seated beside an uncle you both miss and resent. You can stay at the table, talk, eat and leave without being pulled in or pushed away.
The takeaway
“You do not have to flee life to stay clear inside.”
A person with controlled senses can engage with the world without craving or rejecting it, and that steadiness brings inner clarity.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 2.64?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Sankhya Yoga" (The Yoga of Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 2.64?
Verse 64 sits in Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita — Sankhya Yoga, "The Yoga of Knowledge". The chapter has 72 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 2.64 matter today?
At a family wedding you find yourself seated beside an uncle you both miss and resent. You can stay at the table, talk, eat and leave without being pulled in or pushed away.
The disciplined person moves among sense objects, free of attraction and aversion, and finds serenity.
What this verse means
A person with controlled senses can engage with the world without craving or rejecting it, and that steadiness brings inner clarity.
Context & commentary
Krishna explains that the one who keeps the senses under inner control, without clinging or rejecting, can move through experience and still become serene.
What it looks like today
At a family wedding you find yourself seated beside an uncle you both miss and resent. You can stay at the table, talk, eat and leave without being pulled in or pushed away.
“You do not have to flee life to stay clear inside.”
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