17th July 2020
Compassion In Times Of Crisis
yaṁ hi na vyathayantyete
puruṣhaṁ puruṣharṣhabha
sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ
so ’mṛitatvāya kalpate
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ |
समदु:खसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते || 15||
The person who is not disturbed by happiness or distress and is steady in both becomes eligible for liberation.
– Bhagavad Gita 2.15
yam—whom; hi—verily; na—not; vyathayanti—distressed; ete—these; puruṣham—person; puruṣha-ṛiṣhabha—the noblest amongst men, Arjun; sama—equipoised; duḥkha—distress; sukham—happiness; dhīram—steady; saḥ—that person; amṛitatvāya—for liberation; kalpate—becomes eligible
Our mind is...