One becomes like a Muni, a great sage.

Sankhya Yoga

Chapter 2, Verse 56

 

duḥkheṣv-anudvigna-manāḥ 

sukheṣu vigata spṛhaḥ 

vīta-rāga bhaya krodhaḥ 

sthita-dhīr munir ucyate

 

He whose mind is undisturbed in the midst of sorrows and pleasures is free from desire; he from whom liking, fear and wrath have passed away, is the sage of settled understanding.

 

Here Krishna says that when the mind is steady and calm, when the mind of a God-realised soul has no thirst for pleasures of the world, when he takes pleasure and pain alike and remains ever-balanced, in whatever kind of experience, he is a Muni. Even more, this intelligence makes him a Muniraj. He is worthy. Because he is settled in understanding, he is allowed to give knowledge, he is allowed to share his experiences of God. Because of his self-controlled and balanced mind, he is allowed to help others. Because of the stability in his state of mind, because he is pure in his actions, he is not bound by anything. He has full control of his speech, like a Muni. When the mind is fully absorbed in the Divine and when one’s speech is for the greater good of the people, one becomes like a Muni, a great sage.

Bhagavad Gita