Evenness of mind is yoga

Established in yoga, O Dhananjaya, perform your actions giving up attachment, remaining the same in success and failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga.

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय ।
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥

yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanañjaya .
siddhyasiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṃ yoga ucyate ॥

Related Gita verse: Gita 2.48

Pride in success and despair in failure both shake the mind. According to the Gita, staying balanced in both is true yoga.

Life lesson: learn to receive praise and criticism with the same calm.

Theme

Equanimity

Shloka Ref

2.48

Shloka Path

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