He is indeed a wise and excellent person who has conquered his own anger and shows forgiveness even when insulted, oppressed, and provoked by a powerful person.
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Wisdom
Wisdom encompasses profound insight and discernment across world spiritual traditions. Traditions converge on the importance of wisdom for personal growth and enlightenment. They diverge in their unique perspectives on attaining wisdom.
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Time is more precious than money, and more valuable than anything in the world. It's the greatest treasure, the essence of life. Use time wisely for spiritual growth, and don't waste a single moment.
We have been given this human life to understand the all-pervading, omnipresent God. This knowledge can only be given by someone who has themselves realized God. Life becomes truly happy only after meeting such a God-realized person.
Arjuna said: If you consider wisdom superior to action, Janardana, then why do you urge me to this terrible deed, Keshava?
अर्जुन उवाच | ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन | तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव ||३-१||
The Blessed Lord said: When one gives up all the desires that arise in the mind, Partha, and is content within the Self by the Self alone, then one is called steady in wisdom.
श्रीभगवानुवाच | प्रजहाति यदा कामान्सर्वान्पार्थ मनोगतान् | आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते ||२-५५||
Arjuna said: What is the description of one steady in wisdom, established in deep concentration, Keshava? How does such a person speak, how does he sit, how does he move?
अर्जुन उवाच | स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव | स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम् ||२-५४||
The Blessed Lord said: You grieve for those who should not be grieved for, yet you speak words of wisdom. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead.
श्रीभगवानुवाच | अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे | गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः ||२-११||
To him he said: 'Two kinds of knowledge are to be known—so say those who know Brahman: the higher and the lower.'
तस्मै स होवाच । द्वे विद्ये वेदितव्ये इति ह स्म यद्ब्रह्मविदो वदन्ति परा चैवापरा च ॥ ४॥
Thus the knowledge more secret than all secrets has been declared to you by me. Reflect on it fully, and then do as you wish.
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया | विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ||१८-६३||
The knowledge by which one sees the one imperishable being in all beings, undivided among the divided — know that knowledge to be sattvic.
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते | अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम् ||१८-२०||
At the end of many births, the one who has knowledge takes refuge in me, realizing that Vasudeva is all. Such a great soul is very rare.
बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते | वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः ||७-१९||
What is night for all beings is the time of waking for the disciplined one; and what is waking for all beings is night for the sage who sees.
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी | यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः ||२-६९||
And when, like a tortoise drawing in its limbs, one withdraws the senses entirely from their objects, that person's wisdom is firmly set.
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः | इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ||२-५८||
One whose mind is untroubled in sorrows, who is free from longing amid pleasures, and from whom passion, fear, and anger have departed, is called a sage of steady wisdom.
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः | वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ||२-५६||
Dwelling in the midst of ignorance, thinking themselves wise and learned, the fools go around stricken, like the blind led by the blind.
अविद्यायामन्तरे वर्तमानाः स्वयं धीराः पण्डितंमन्यमानाः । जङ्घन्यमानाः परियन्ति मूढा अन्धेनैव नीयमाना यथान्धाः ॥ ८॥
Learn from me, mighty-armed one, these five factors declared in the Sankhya doctrine for the accomplishment of all actions.
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे | साङ्ख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम् ||१८-१३||
The relinquisher imbued with sattva, wise and free of doubt, neither hates disagreeable action nor is attached to agreeable action.
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते | त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः ||१८-१०||
Hear from me the conclusion about relinquishment, best of the Bharatas; for relinquishment, tiger among men, is declared to be of three kinds.
निश्चयं शृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम | त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः सम्प्रकीर्तितः ||१८-४||
The Blessed Lord said: I will declare once more the supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledge, knowing which all the sages have passed from here to the highest perfection.
श्रीभगवानुवाच | परं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम् | यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः ||१४-१||
To those who are ever steadfast and worship me with love, I give the yoga of understanding by which they come to me.
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम् | ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते ||१०-१०||