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TEXT 56 duhkhesv anudvigna-manah
SYNONYMS  duhkhesu--in
the threefold miseries; anudvigna-manah--without being agitated
in mind; sukhesu--in happiness; vigata-sprhah--without being
too interested; vita--free from; raga--attachment; bhaya--fear;
krodhah--anger;
sthita-dhih--one who is steady; munih--a sage; ucyate--is
called.
TRANSLATION One who is
not disturbed in spite of the threefold miseries, who is not elated when
there is happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is
called a sage of steady mind.
PURPORT The word muni
means one who can agitate his mind in various ways for mental speculation
without coming to a factual conclusion. It is said that every muni
has a different angle of vision, and unless a muni differs from
other munis, he cannot be called a muni in the strict sense
of the term. Nasau munir yasya matam na bhinnam. But a sthita-dhi-muni,
as mentioned herein by the Lord, is different from an ordinary muni.
The sthita-dhi-muni is always in Krsna consciousness, for he has
exhausted all his business of creative speculation. He has surpassed the
stage of mental speculations and has come to the conclusion that Lord Sri
Krsna, or Vasudeva, is everything. He is called a muni fixed in
mind. Such a fully Krsna conscious person is not at all disturbed by the
onslaughts of the threefold miseries, for he accepts all miseries as the
mercy of the Lord, thinking himself only worthy of more trouble due to
his past misdeeds; and he sees that his miseries, by the grace of the Lord,
are minimized to the lowest. Similarly, when he is happy he gives credit
to the Lord, thinking himself unworthy of the happiness; he realizes that
it is due only to the Lord's grace that he is in such a comfortable condition
and able to render better service to the Lord. And, for the service of
the Lord, he is always daring and active and is not influenced by attachment
or aversion. Attachment means accepting things for one's own sense gratification,
and detachment is the absence of such sensual attachment. But one fixed
in Krsna consciousness has neither attachment nor detachment because his
life is dedicated in the service of the Lord. Consequently he is not at
all angry even when his attempts are unsuccessful. A Krsna conscious person
is always steady in his determination.
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