Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 70

आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् । तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी ॥

āpūryamāṇam acala-pratiṣṭhaṁ samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat | tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti sarve sa śāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmī ||

Just as waters enter the ocean, which is being filled yet remains unmoved—so too, one into whom all desires enter attains peace, not one who desires desires.

Krishna offers a powerful image: rivers constantly pour into the ocean, yet it remains 'acala-pratiṣṭham'—unmoved, stable. The ocean doesn't overflow or get agitated. Similarly, desires ('kāmāḥ') enter the sage—same stimuli everyone faces. But because of inner vastness, these desires don't disturb. They arise, are held, dissolve. Peace remains ('sa śāntim āpnoti'). Contrast this with 'kāma-kāmī'—one who desperately needs to fulfill each desire. That's exhausting, no peace. The sage isn't chasing or suppressing, just stable like the ocean receiving rivers.