May I choose the serenity of equanimity
To live equably, in upekṣā (उपेक्षा) is
To shrug off the cloak of perception
With its likes and dislikes;
Faiths and fears; Hopes and doubts;
Instincts and opinions
To be changeless or imperishable —
Nityam samacittatvam (नित्यम् समचित्तत्व)
For reality is indivisible
Reflected in both
Darkness and light
Bitter and sweet
Opposition brings concord;
Discord forges
The fairest harmony