Chapter 2 verse 55
“Lord Krishna said: When a man completely casts off, O
Arjuna, all the desires of the mind and is satisfied in the Self by the Self,
then is he said to be one of steady wisdom.”
I have read a lot of self help books including one on how to
be happy more than 15 years ago. I don’t recollect any of the contents of that
book. Much later I have been blessed to understand that happiness is a state of
mind. A couple of concepts come to mind when I read this verse. Could one
person not be bored with themselves? How can the person lead a stress free
life? The answer to both questions is what Krishna is calling a person of
steady mind-sthitha prajna; The person should be happy or satisfied in
themselves all alone and to be stress free not be clinging to desires of the
mind or body. Goal in life is then to have your own company to be your best
company and your actions in itself to be your mission and that’s it. Then “You
are That”!
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