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Chapter 6Verse 7

Dhyana Yoga

जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः। शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः॥

jitātmanaḥ praśāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ, śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu tathā mānāpamānayoḥ

Meaning

Once the mind is actually under your control, the outside stuff loses its power to swing you around. Heat and cold, a good week and a bad one, praise and insult all land on steadier ground. It's not that any of it stops happening. It just stops running the show.

Reflection

When your mind is steady, praise and insult land the same way. Neither one runs you.