Gita Chapter Two Select Verses 04

17. The ultimate state of Yoga of union with God is attained when the intellect successfully lifts itself above the dilemmas that may be created by confusing and conflicting prescriptions of various scriptures and firmly establishes itself in the practice of equanimity.
Verse 2.53 Once a person’s intellect rises above the confusion that may be created by the conflicting doctrines of different scriptures and firmly stabilizes in equanimity, the person reaches the ultimate state of Yoga when one is in union with God.
shruti-vipratipannaa te, yadaa sthaasyati nischalaa
samaadhav achala buddhis, tadaa yogam avaapsyasi
18. A desire-free mind and intellect completely engrossed in the knowledge of the Pure Self is in the steady state of wisdom.
Verse 2.55 A person remains stable in the state of complete wisdom when the person has successfully cleansed his mind off all desires and is fully engrossed in the (true/ real) Self.
prajahaati yadaa Kaamaan, sarvaan paartha mano-gataan
atmanye evaatmanaa tusthah, sthita-prajnas tadochyate
19. The sage of wisdom is one who is unaffected by any external event of any type because of complete detachment to sensual pleasures and pains: he remains free of emotive response, anger or fear irrespective of whatever happens to the environment in which he lives.
Verse 2.56 The mind of a person in the steady state equilibrium of ultimate wisdom is unperturbed by any event/ happening that would normally the cause of sorrow, is equally detached from and entirely free from passion, emotion, fear: He is the sage of steady wisdom
duhkheshv anudvigna-manaah, sukhesu vigata-sprhah
veeta-raaga-bhaya-krodhah, sthita-dheer munir uchyate
20. No external development or condition is capable of affecting the equilibrium of a person in the steady state of wisdom and knowledge: nothing pleases or displeases such a person in steady state of peace.
Verse 2.57 In the steady state of wisdom, a sage remains unperturbed irrespective of the nature of external conditions: a sage in steady state of complete knowledge and wisdom is neither delighted at pleasant nor dejected by unpleasant developments
yah sarvatraanabhisnehas, tat tat praapya subhasubham
naabhinandati na dvesti, tasya prajnaa pratisthita
21. Complete detachment of senses from sensual objects firmly establishes a Yogi in the steady state of wisdom.
Verse 2.58 Similar to a tortoise withdraws its limbs from all sides, the Yogi completely detaches the senses from the sensual objects and thus firmly establish the intellect in wisdom.
yadaa samharate chaayam, kurmo 'ngaaneeva sarvasah
indriyaanindriyaarthebhyas, tasya prajnaa pratisthitaa