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24. Sthitapragyata

(Steadiness of Mind)

What is Sthitapragyata ?

Pragya = Good intelligence
Sthita = Steady

Thus a person whose good intelligence remains steady is
called Sthitapragya and this virtue is called Sthitapragyata.

Where is this intelligence steady ?
This intelligence is not termed Pragya if it is steady in some
tasty food items or some melodious music or some things
which are soft to touch or in earning money because an
intelligence which is steady in all such activities is called
Sangya. But here while talking about Pragya, we have to take
an intelligence which is steady in virtues like forgiveness,
good acts of charity, penance, rituals like devotion of God
and service of saints, etc.

For eg.

(1) A mind steady in forgiveness :
It means that when you have made a strong resolution that
“However major be the mistake, I do not want to get angry on
my relatives and people around me. I will peacefully explain
to them the reality and their mistake. In spite of this if they
will argue and defend themselves, I will understand that this
is their fate. They are a victim of the great Karma disease
due to which they cannot understand and accept their mistake.
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