Unlifted by Gain, Unshaken by Loss

answered by Bhagavad Gita 12:13

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🎬 TODAY'S FILM — IT ASKS THIS

Away from Her (2006)

dir. Sarah Polley · Canada

A spouse losing memory finds comfort in someone else. Should one cling and strive to be remembered, or, for the other's peace, set down even jealousy? How can letting go be love?

THE QUESTION THE FILM ASKS

When the beloved forgets me and leans on another, is wishing them that happiness love?

📜 THE CLASSIC'S ANSWER

💡 TL;DR

📝The Classic Answers

The Gita's old teacher painted true love as "a mind of equanimity, unlifted by gain, unshaken by loss, bearing no hatred toward any being." When love is possession, it collapses if the other's heart drifts; when love is the wish for the other's peace, even letting go becomes love. I refuse to mistake jealousy for love's proof. If I can wish him peace even as he forgets me, that is the most mature love — one beyond possession.

— ONGO · Curator

🌱Apply It Today

Even if a dear person's choice takes them from you, practice once today sincerely wishing them peace.

📖 Classic Source: Bhagavad Gita 12:13.
The film is honored as an equal questioner; its plot is rendered only as a universal dilemma. The classic source is an ancient text (Public Domain), and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.