Equality in situations of happiness and misery is Yoga

[dattaswami]

Equality in situations of happiness and misery is Yoga

You should enjoy both happiness and misery like the sweet & hot dishes in your meals.

Achieve the state of continuous enjoyment through entertainment from the creation

Gita says that you should enjoy even your death

 

Gita says that equality in situations of happiness and misery is Yoga (samatvam yoga…). Generally people misunderstand this concept. They think that keeping oneself inactive towards happiness and misery without any disturbance like a stone is the meaning of this verse. Such meaning is wrong and is not the actual opinion of the Lord. It is only the misinterpretation of misunderstood heart of the verse. You are not a stone to show such inert behavior. You are a living human being and can never behave like that. You can behave like that by taking some sedative drugs and there is no need of the intensive spiritual effort to achieve such state. The actual opinion of this verse is that you should enjoy both happiness and misery like the sweet and hot dishes in your meals.

 

While taking the hot dish, your tongue is vibrating and tears are flowing from your eyes! But still you are enjoying the taste of hot dish in your heart. Similarly, you weep in the situation of misery, but if you are able to enjoy your own weeping, you have achieved the state of continuous enjoyment through entertainment from the creation by which you have attained the state of God. Gita says that you should enjoy even your death (eshaa brahmi sthitih…). In fact, the author of Gita exhibited His own concept in His practical life. The same sweet smile that appeared on the face of the Lord while dancing with the beautiful Gopikas, remained on the face of the Lord at the time of His last breath also after shot by an arrow.