Bhagavad Gita · 6.32 · Path of Meditation·32 of 47
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः ॥
ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśhyati yo ’rjuna
sukhaṁ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṁ sa yogī paramo mataḥ
Sanskrit recitation
See yourself in others · 6.29–6.32 · Teaching
Translation
He who, through the likeness of the Self, O Arjuna, sees reality everywhere, be it pleasure or pain, is regarded as the highest Yogi.
Meaning
He sees that whatever is pleasure or pain to himself is also pleasure or pain to all other beings. He does not harm anyone. He is ite harmless. He wishes good to all. He is compassionate to all creatures. He has a very soft and large heart. He sees thus equality everywhere as he is endowed with the right knowlede of the Self, as he beholds the Self only everywhere, and as he is established in the unity of the Self. Therefore he is considered as the highest among all Yogis. (Cf.VI.47)
After Swami Sivananda
See yourself in others· 6.29–6.32→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 6.29With the mind harmonized by Yoga, he sees the Self abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self; he sees the same everywhere.
- 6.30He who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, never becomes separated from Me, nor do I from him.
- 6.31He who, being established in unity, worships Me, who dwells in all beings, that yogi abides in Me, whatever their mode of living may be.
6.32He who, through the likeness of the Self, O Arjuna, sees reality everywhere, be it pleasure or pain, is regarded as the highest Yogi.
Word-by-word→
- ātma-aupamyena
- similar to oneself
- sarvatra
- everywhere
- samam
- equally
- paśhyati
- see
- yaḥ
- who
- arjuna
- Arjun
- sukham
- joy
- vā
- or
- yadi
- if
- duḥkham
- sorrow
- saḥ
- such
- yogī
- a yogi
- paramaḥ
- highest
- mataḥ
- is considered
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