Non-Attachment
- Equanimity: Equanimity is the unwavering steadiness of mind that Arjuna is urged to cultivate. It is a balanced state, unaffected by the dualities of joy and sorrow, pain and pleasure.
- Equanimity is not indifference; it’s active engagement in life with an inner composure. It’s about meeting success and failure with the same grace, viewing them as two sides of the same coin.
- Practising equanimity involves mindfulness – observing your thoughts and emotions without getting caught up in them.
- Equanimity steadies the mind amidst life’s highs and lows.
- Desire Or Aversion: Desire and aversion are the two threads that weave through our daily experiences, constantly pulling us towards pleasure and pushing us away from pain. The Gita teaches us that these are the root causes of suffering.
- Desire pulls us toward what we think will make us happy, while aversion pushes us away from what we assume will cause suffering.
- The Gita enlightens us that these forces are at the core of our restlessness and discontent.
- Overcoming them paves the way for serenity and wise choices.
- Non-Attachment: Non-attachment is the practice of engaging in action without a fixation on personal gain or loss. This isn’t about giving up goals or not caring; it is acting with commitment but without being attached to a specific outcome.
- Non-attachment guides us to act without the heavy burden of personal gains or losses weighing on our shoulders.
- It’s about staying true to our efforts, regardless of the fruits they might bear, thus liberating us from outcome-driven stress.
- In applying non-attachment, we focus on the process rather than the outcome, finding joy in the doing itself.
