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The Bhagavad Gita1426
“Verily those who see the Real Self ever underlying all that seems to be—
the only Reality in the world of apparent Reality—who see this and are able
to dwell in that knowledge, even as the wood floateth upon the bosom of
the waters—they refrain from overjoy on obtaining that which is pleasant;
and from over-sorrow on receiving that which is unpleasant. They have
freed themselves from attachment to these pairs of opposites—these fruits
of action and external objects; and therefore they find inexpressible joy in
the knowledge and consciousness of the Real Self. And, having entered into
this Real Consciousness they pass into the realm of Eternal Bliss and Peace.
“For know thou, Arjuna, that the joys and pleasures of the senses—those
so-called satisfactions that arise from external objects—are verily the wombs
of future pain. They belong to the world of beginnings and endings—and
the wise man taketh no delight in such. He who, even in this world of senses
and sense-objects, is so filled with the strength which proceedeth from true
knowledge, that he is able to bear with equanimity the urgings and longings
of the desire nature—and who, thus bearing them, is able to hold them
in their places with master hand—he hath gained harmony, and is indeed
thrice-blessed.
“He who hath found the Peace Within, and who hath been so illumined that
he findeth his joy and happiness within himself—and knoweth that within
him is the Kingdom of Heaven—verily, he gaineth the Peace of the Real Self,
because he hath blended himself with the Real Self. They, from whom the
illusion of duality and separation hath been removed, see all Life as One,
and emanating from One. The welfare of the All becomes the welfare of
the One to them; and to such cometh the Peace of the One. This Peace
which passeth all Understanding, cometh to those who know themselves for
what they are, rather than for what they seem to the smoke-blinded eyes of
the world. Being freed from the bondage of desire and sense-passion they
master their thoughts by their Wisdom—and their senses by their thoughts.
“Having mastered the body by the Yogi teachings, so that the same is
rendered a fit habitation for the soul, and keeping it well swept and in