In the mind of a true yogi, there is no rebelling

Sankhya Yoga

Chapter 2, Verse 57

 

yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas 

tat tat prāpya śubhāśubham 

nābhinandati na dveṣṭi 

tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā

 

He who has no attachment anywhere; he who, when encountering the agreeable or the disagreeable, feels neither attraction nor aversion – his wisdom is firmly established.

 

Earlier we saw that Arjuna asks Krishna, “How does a yogi speak?” Here Krishna says that when a realised soul encounters what is “agreeable or the disagreeable, he feels neither attraction nor aversion.” This is true wisdom. Many people have lots of wisdom in many things, but when you encounter them and you say something they don’t want to hear, what do they do? They fight back, no? They rebel! 

 

In the mind of a true yogi, there is no rebelling. Someone who is fully dedicated to his path, should disregard all negativity and fully focus on his path: if one does this, nothing can move one – neither praises nor insults. When wisdom or knowledge is given by such a great saint and yogi, one should drink from it, one should dive into that wisdom.

Bhagavad Gita