Srimad Bhagavat Gita commentary chapter 14 verse 24-25

 Chapter 14 verse 24-25 

“Those who are alike in happiness and distress; who are established in the self; who look upon a clod, a stone, and a piece of gold as of equal value; who remain the same amidst pleasant and unpleasant events; who are intelligent; who accept both blame and praise with equanimity; who remain the same in honor and dishonor; who treat both friend and foe alike; and who have abandoned all enterprises – they are said to have risen above the three guṇas.” 

Bhagwan now answers the 2^nd question- How do persons who go beyond the 3 gunas behave or act? These persons consider the following alike:

·         Happiness and distress

·         Clod (lump of earth or mass), stone or gold

·         Pleasant and unpleasant

·         Blame and equanimity

·         Honor and dishonor

·         Friends and foe

 Persons who exhibit behavior beyond the 3 gunas have also abandoned all fruits of action and remain above ground with respect to the material nature around them.