Emotional Intelligence in Indian perspective? What do you Understand the term Sthitpragya?10M

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 Emotional Intelligence acts as the important pillar of values and skills which are necessary to shape a sustainable future.

The concept of Emotional Intelligence has been popularized for the last one decade but its roots can be found in Indian Scriptures as in Gita the word ‘Sthitpragya’ is used to describe the term EI, which means a person having steady wisdom and high emotional stability, who is not disturbed in despair, not overjoyed amidst delight and who is free from all attachments, fear, and anger.

The Gita teaches how to achieve harmony with divinity in the midst of disharmony by subduing all outward energies and remaining in equanimity with “pairs of opposites like pain and pleasure, aversion, and attraction, success and failure”

  • In Bhagwad Gita we notice that Arjuna had the virtues of Emotionally Intelligent person. He was aware of his emotions, and self controlled. He was aware of his state of mind and sorry for being in a situation where he was in opposition of his own relatives. 
  • He accepts that he was confused in deciding his duty, so he looked up to Shri Krishna for guidance. In response to this Krishna explains the need of emotional management, which is a path from emotional disturbance to emotional intelligence.
  • Krishna offers a methodical study of the problem by tracing the origin of the emotional chaos. He said that desire & anger are the two vices that lead an individual to his downfall.

Gita teaches the theory to achieve emotional stability, by moving on the path of Nishkam Karma- action with detachment, i.e. to do work and leave the result in God’s hand.

Thy right is to work only, but never to the fruits thereof. Be thou not the producer of the fruits of (thy) actions; neither let thy attachment be towards inaction. 


The concept of Sthitpragya teaches about building the right attitude. The centuries old Bhagavad Gita continues to be the most relevant beacon of light for all of us today. “The modern man, like Arjuna, is confused and standing at the crossroads where the focus is more on improving the Standard of Living rather than the Standard of Life, more on the Stock Exchange Index than on the Human Development Intelligence, more on the Cost of Living than on the Quality of Life”

In the great epic Ramayana, the demon king Ravan was a disciple of Lord Shiva, he was also the great scholar and oracle. This emperor failed to defeat the army of monkeys due to his lust and desire for Sita, that led him towards destruction. His desire blinded his wisdom and destroyed him and his kingdom  Therefore, it is important to overcome the worldly desires & anger. 

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