ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [20]
Gātha 18
O soul! In this world, whether you are happy or miserable, dharma [note 1] should be your only pursuit. If you are happy, dharma will increase your happiness; if you are miserable, it will remove your misery.
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Note 1:
Dharma implies piety or laudable conduct. In real sense, however, dharma is the disposition of equanimity (sāmya). And, equanimity is the soul’s nature when it is rid of delusion (moha) and agitation (kṣobha).
See ‘Saṁvara [part 3637-3639]’ Ācārya Kundakunda’s Pravacanasāra – Essence of the Doctrine, verse 1 – 7 https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/3245852592139649.