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Chapter 6 • Verse 32
The Yoga of Meditation
MEANING & CONTEXT
Krishna describes the highest yogi who sees equality everywhere. 'Ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśyati yo 'rjuna'—O Arjuna (arjuna), one who (yaḥ), through the likeness (aupamyena) of the Self (ātma), sees (paśyati) equally (samam) everywhere (sarvatra). This means: the yogi who sees everything through comparison with the Self—seeing the same Self in all, recognizing the likeness, the sameness. This yogi sees equality everywhere—not distinctions, not differences, just equality. 'Sukhaṁ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṁ'—whether (yadi) it is pleasure (sukham) or (vā vā) pain (duḥkham). This means: the yogi sees equality even in pleasure and pain—not favoring pleasure, not avoiding pain, but seeing them equally. 'Sa yogī paramo mataḥ'—that (saḥ) yogi (yogī) is considered (mataḥ) the highest (paramaḥ). This means: this yogi—who sees equality everywhere through the likeness of the Self, who sees pleasure and pain equally—is the highest yogi, the supreme yogi. This is the culmination: seeing equality everywhere, through Self-likeness, even in pleasure and pain—this is the highest state.
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Key Takeaway
The highest yogi sees equality everywhere through the likeness of the Self. This isn't about ignoring differences—it's about recognizing the same Self in all. Through comparison with the Self, you see the same everywhere—not distinctions, not differences, just equality. And you see equality even in pleasure and pain—not favoring pleasure, not avoiding pain, but seeing them equally. This is the highest state—seeing equality everywhere, through Self-likeness, even in pleasure and pain. You don't get attached to pleasure, you don't get repelled by pain—you see them equally, recognizing the same Self in both. This is the supreme vision—equal everywhere, same Self, highest yogi.
Personal Reflection
Do you see equality everywhere through the likeness of the Self, or do you still see distinctions? Do you see pleasure and pain equally, or do you favor one and avoid the other? Have you achieved this highest state?
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