Bhagavad Gita 15.5 · Krishna
Free of pride and pull
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा
अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।
द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञैर्-
गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्॥
nirmānamohā jitasaṅgadoṣā adhyātmanityā vinivṛttakāmāḥdvandvairvimuktāḥ sukhaduḥkhasaṃjñaira- gacchantyamūḍhāḥ padamavyayaṃ tat
Free of pride, confusion and clinging, turned to the Self, beyond pleasure and pain, the clear-minded reach the undying state.
What it means
Krishna describes those who reach the imperishable. No longer proud. No longer confused. Having overcome clinging. Always turned inward, toward the Self. Desires quieted. Freed from the tug-of-war between pleasure and pain. Clear-minded, they arrive at the place that doesn't change.
The story
Arjuna recognises his own struggles in this list. Pride as a warrior, confusion, attachment to family. Krishna isn't scolding. He's showing the path, step by step.
In your life
Pick one of these, pride, confusion, clinging, chasing pleasure. Notice it once today without judgement. Noticing is how freedom begins.
Freedom begins with noticing.