Rivers pour into the ocean, and the ocean stays still.

What it means

Desires flow in all day like rivers. The person at peace is like the sea: it takes them in and is not moved. Be deep enough that the inflow does not change your level.

The source

"Rivers pour into the ocean, and the ocean stays still." Bhagavad Gita said it in Bhagavad Gita 2.70. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

"आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्"

Original Sanskrit, Bhagavad Gita 2.70. Text read at sa.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Seven hundred Sanskrit verses from the Mahabharata in which Krishna counsels the warrior Arjuna on the eve of battle. It teaches action without attachment to results.

Questions

What does "Rivers pour into the ocean, and the ocean stays still." mean?

Desires flow in all day like rivers. The person at peace is like the sea: it takes them in and is not moved. Be deep enough that the inflow does not change your level.

Who said "Rivers pour into the ocean, and the ocean stays still."?

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Source: Bhagavad Gita 2.70.

What is the original Sanskrit?

आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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"Rivers pour into the ocean, and the ocean stays still." (Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Gita 2.70, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/rivers-pour-into-the-ocean-and-the-ocean