Sankhya Yoga
Chapter 2, Verse 70
apūryamāṇam acala pratiṣṭhaṁ
samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat
tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti sarve
sa śāntim āpnoti na kāmakāmī
One into whom all desires enter, as rivers enter the fullness of the ocean
which remains undisturbed, attains peace, and not one who craves after
objects of desire.
Krishna says that, even if every desire, even if the whole world presents itself to the true yogi, it makes no difference to him. It’s like the river entering the ocean: when the river enters the ocean, the ocean doesn’t bother about it; it doesn’t change anything in the ocean. Like that, the yogi who is self-controlled always remains calm in every situation. He is unshakably established in God Consciousness. He still has concerns for the world, but he has discrimination and is undisturbed. He is ever-peaceful. He doesn’t want more: he is satisfied with whatever God provides for Him. One has to be in that state, like the ocean. Whatever you have, be happy. God always gives you what you need. He also knows best when is the right time to give you what you need. If you learn to accept this, no matter what God will give you, it will be for your spiritual growth. Even all these desires will not have any effect on the person who is fully centred in the Divine, whose aim is clear. Nothing will affect his mental state. If he’s peaceful, there will be nothing to worry about. He knows that all is the Will of God. He knows that all comes from God. It is He who gives, and it is He who takes.
Bhagavad Gita