He by whom the world is not agitated and who cannot be agitated
by the world, who is free from joy and envy, fear and anxiety — he is dear to
Me. (Gita XII. 15)
For the sage wishing to attain the state of yoga, work is
said to be the way. Once he has attained the state of yoga, quietude is said to
be the way. (Gita VI. 3)
He is fit to attain immortality who is serene and not
afflicted by the sensations, but is the same in pleasure and pain. (Gita II. 15)
There is no existence for the unreal and the real can never
be non-existent. (Gita II. 16)
The bodies are perishable. But the dweller in these bodies
is eternal, indestructible and impenetrable. (Gita II. 17)