Bhagavad Gita 12.13
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च। निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी॥
adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca | nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣamī ||
“One who hates no being, who is friendly and compassionate to all, free from possessiveness and ego, equal in pain and pleasure, forgiving...”- compassion
- anger
- forgiveness
- relationships
What this verse is about
This verse speaks to compassion toward beings, including ourselves, anger, and the wanting that usually sits underneath it, and forgiveness, of self and of others.
✦ Contemplation
You don't have to love everyone. You can just stop wishing them ill.
✦ A small practice
Think of someone you resent. Quietly wish them one good thing today.
Chapter 12
The Yoga of DevotionBhakti Yoga
The qualities of one who is dear to Krishna: friendliness, equanimity, freedom from fear, forgiveness, a quiet mind.
Dilemmas this verse speaks to
Questions real people carry that this verse has something to say about.
Should I Forgive Someone Who Never Apologized? Bhagavad Gita on Letting Go Without an Apology
They moved on. You are still carrying it.
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How to Stop Feeling Like a Failure: The Bhagavad Gita's Quiet Answer
You did not meet the expectation. Now the expectation feels like your identity.
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Should I cut off a toxic family member?
You love them. You are also hurt by them. Both things are true.
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Sit with this verse a little longer.
Ask Dharma how this verse might land in your own life, and receive a calm, verse-grounded reflection.
Ask Dharma about 12.13