न सुखी न च वा दुःखी न विरक्तो न सङ्गवान्, न मुमुक्षुर्न वा मुक्तो न किञ्चिन्न च किञ्चन। ॥94॥
na sukhī na ca vā duḥkhī na virakto na saṅgavān, na mumukṣurna vā mukto na kiñcinna ca kiñcana. (94)
This verse suggests that a truly wise person remains balanced and unaffected by emotions, desires, or the pursuit of freedom, seeing beyond dualities and distinctions. They exist in a state of calmness, free from extremes.
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