When one finds something loved,one shouldn't be excited;when one finds something unloved,one shouldn't tremble.With insight firm,without confusion,knowing Brahman,one abides in Brahman.

The onewho sees the highest lord,abiding alike in all beings,not dying even as they die,that one truly sees.

One who stands firm,and does not stir,one who is seatedas if sitting apart,

The one for whom enemy and friend,honour and infamy,cold and heat,pleasure and pain,are the same,who has moved awayfrom clinging,the one whomcurse and praise are equal,who keeps silent,content with whatsoevercomes his way,without home, with steady mind,full of devotion,that one is dear to me.

Your authority isin action alone,and neverin its fruits;motive should never bein the fruits of action,nor should you clingto inaction.

Arjuna,the lord of all beingsdwells in the placeof the heart,and causes all beingsto wander in illusion,as if following a great cosmic map.

Son of Kunti,pleasuresborn of sensationsare like wombs filled with pain;they have a beginningand an end,so the wise one does not rejoice in them.

Looking at all his relativescome togetherin both armies,the son of Kuntibroke down with deep compassionand said,'Krishna, now thatI have seenmy own people here,coming near andlonging to fight,my legs collapsemy mouthis parched,my bodytrembles,and my hairbristles;the Gandiva bowdrops from my hand,my skinis burned,and I findno rest;my mindseems to wander;I see perverse omens;and before me I see no goodin killingmy peoplein battle,Lovely-Haired Krishna!

One who has no hatredfor any being,a compassionate friend,without the sense of 'mine',without making an 'I',one who is patient,for whom pain and pleasure are the same,

When you have made pleasure and pain the same -also gain and loss,and victory and defeat,then join yourselfto battle;and in this way,you will not cause harm.