Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.12.14
Mukti· LiberationRemain Steady Through Life’s Opposites
“Since everything is dependent on the supreme will of the Personality of Godhead, one should be equipoised in fame and defamation, victory and defeat, life and death. In their effects, represented as happiness and distress, one should maintain oneself in equilibrium, without anxiety.”
What the purport teaches
- Everything depends on the supreme will of the Personality of Godhead. This understanding is the basis for remaining balanced.
- One should remain steady in fame and defamation, victory and defeat, and life and death.
- These changing conditions bring happiness and distress. One should maintain inner balance without anxiety.
Try this today
When one pleasant or unpleasant event occurs today, pause and remember the Supreme Lord’s will before responding.
Ask yourself
Which affects my balance more strongly: praise and blame, or success and failure?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.