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Bhagavad Gita 2.70
Be like the ocean: let wants and worries flow in without letting them overflow you.
Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2, Verse 70
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं
समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।
तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे
स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी॥
āpūryamāṇam acala-pratiṣṭhaṁ
samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat
tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti sarve
sa śāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmī
Translation
As rivers flow into the ocean, which is ever being filled yet remains still, so the person into whom all desires flow without disturbance attains peace — not the one who chases desires.
हिन्दी भावार्थ
जैसे नदियाँ समुद्र में प्रवेश करती हैं, जो सदा भरता रहता है फिर भी अचल रहता है, वैसे ही जिसके भीतर सब इच्छाएँ आकर भी उसे विचलित नहीं करतीं, वही शांति पाता है — इच्छाओं के पीछे भागने वाला नहीं।
In simple words Interpretation
Be like the ocean: let wants and worries flow in without letting them overflow you.
Context
Krishna closes his description of the steady-minded person with this image of the ocean — full, receiving, yet undisturbed.
When this may help
When you feel pulled in many directions by wants, comparisons or restlessness.
Reflection question
What would change if you let a want simply be there, without acting on it right away?
A small practice
The next time you reach for your phone without a reason, pause and take one breath first.
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