Friendly and compassionate to all

adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva canirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī

One who hates no being, is friendly and compassionate, free of mine and of ego, the same in pain and pleasure, and forgiving...

What it means

Krishna begins his portrait of the devotee he loves. Advesta, without hatred for any being. Maitra, friendly. Karuna, compassionate. Free of possessiveness and inflated ego. Steady in pain and pleasure. And kshami, forgiving. It's a description of a beautiful human being.

The story

Arjuna has just been told to fight without hatred. Now he hears what that looks like in a whole life. Friendliness and compassion, even toward the difficult.

In your life

Remember the kindest person you know, someone who never seems to hold a grudge. Pick one of these qualities, friendliness, compassion, forgiveness, and practise it deliberately today.