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CHAPTER 6 · VERSE 32

Bhagavad Gita 6.32

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आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन। सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं स योगी परमो मतः॥

O Arjuna, one who sees equality everywhere by comparing others with oneself, experiencing others' joy and sorrow as one's own, is considered the highest Yogi.

Defines the highest Yogi through universal empathy: treating others' pain and happiness with the same sensitivity as one's own.

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