योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय । सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥
Translation
Established in yoga, perform your duties, releasing attachment. Remain even-minded in success and failure — this evenness is called yoga.
Explanation
Long before yoga meant a physical practice in most people's minds, the Gita defines it here as something purely internal: staying roughly steady whether things go well or badly. That's a genuinely demanding standard, and a useful one to measure a day against.
Reflect
How even was your mind today across whatever went well and whatever didn't?
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