Sthitaprajna: The Gita’s Picture of a Steady Mind
Arjuna asked Krishna how a wise person speaks, sits and walks. The answer describes a mind that stays steady in joy and sorrow alike.
Arjuna asked Krishna how a wise person speaks, sits and walks. The answer describes a mind that stays steady in joy and sorrow alike.
In the dice hall of Hastinapura, Draupadi asked the elders a question no one would answer. It still echoes today.
Standing at the edge of the ocean, the vanara army had no way to reach Lanka. Then an old bear reminded Hanuman who he really was.
The Gita’s best-known teaching tells us to do our work fully, but let go of our grip on the outcome. What does that mean on a Monday morning?
Karna was generous, brave and gifted — and he fought against his own brothers. Why did he stay loyal to Duryodhana until the end?
On the morning he was to be crowned, Rama was sent to the forest for fourteen years. Why did he go without a word of protest?

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