Bhagavad Gita 2.48
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते॥
yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya | siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga ucyate ||
“Established in yoga, perform your actions, abandoning attachment, O Dhanañjaya — even-minded in success and failure. This evenness of mind is called yoga.”- equanimity
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- anxiety
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What this verse is about
This verse speaks to a mind that stays steady through pleasure and pain, the pull to control how things turn out, and anxiety about outcomes and what is yet to come.
✦ Contemplation
Being even does not mean being cold. It means you can feel things fully without being thrown around by them.
✦ A small practice
When something goes well or badly today, wait 30 seconds before reacting.
Chapter 2
The Yoga of KnowledgeSāṅkhya Yoga
Krishna introduces the deathless Self, the duty of action, and the ideal of a mind that stays steady through pleasure and pain.
Dilemmas this verse speaks to
Questions real people carry that this verse has something to say about.
Deeper reflections
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 2.48