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Bhagavad Gita 2.15
There is a part of you that can stay steady even while life moves around you.
Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2, Verse 15
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।
समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते॥
yaṁ hi na vyathayanty ete puruṣaṁ puruṣarṣabha
sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so 'mṛtatvāya kalpate
Translation
The steady person who is not shaken by these, who remains the same in pain and pleasure — such a person is fit for the deathless.
हिन्दी भावार्थ
हे पुरुषश्रेष्ठ, जिसे ये सुख-दुख विचलित नहीं करते, जो दोनों में समान और धीर रहता है, वही अमरत्व के योग्य होता है।
In simple words Interpretation
There is a part of you that can stay steady even while life moves around you.
Context
Continuing from 2.14, Krishna describes the 'dhira' — the steady one — whose calm isn't indifference but deep groundedness.
When this may help
When you feel knocked off balance by every change and want to find firmer ground.
Reflection question
Where in your life do you already feel a little steady, even now?
A small practice
Place your feet flat on the floor. Feel the ground hold you for three slow breaths.
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