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Buddhist scholars believe that the word "samyak" used here means "sam" because the Pali word "samma" has both "sam" and "samyak" forms. The word "samyak" used here refers to reducing the tendencies of attachment and aversion. Only when the amount of attachment and aversion is reduced can the seeker take steps towards equanimity yoga. The last path in the Eightfold Path is called "samyak samadhi". In samadhi, the mind becomes free from attachment and aversion. Until the mind becomes free from attachment and aversion, samadhi is not realized. In the Samyutta Nikaya, the Tathagata Buddha said - Those who have truly understood the Dharma, who are not entangled in any opinion or later, are enlightened, have equal vision, and their conduct remains equal even in unequal situations. In another place in the Samyutta Nikaya, Buddha clearly stated - The path of the Aryans is equal. Aryans conduct themselves equally even in unequal situations. In the Majjhima Nikaya, the pacification of attachment, aversion, and delusion is considered the ultimate. In the Suttanipata, it is said that just as I am, so are all beings in the world. Therefore, one should conduct oneself by considering all beings as equal to oneself. The emphasis on the middle path in Buddhist philosophy is also based on equanimity. Thus, references to equanimity are found here and there in Buddhism. This makes it clear that Buddhism also considers equanimity to be an essential part of practice. It is true that they did not describe Samayik, but they did mention the fundamental equanimity of Samayik.
The Vedic tradition's texts also mention equanimity yoga here and there. The Bhagavad Gita is a representative text of the Vedic tradition. In it, while discussing yoga, equanimity is called yoga. The goal of knowledge, action, devotion, and meditation is equanimity. Without equanimity, knowledge is ignorance. The one who has equanimity is truly the knower of reality. Without equanimity, action does not become inaction, and in the absence of equanimity, action will remain bound. Without equanimity, a devotee is not a true devotee. Equanimity has that extraordinary power by which ignorance transforms into knowledge, and that knowledge is known as yoga. From the Gita's perspective, the Supreme Self, Brahman, is equal. The person who remains in equanimity is in the state of being the Supreme Self. In the ninth chapter, Shri Krishna told the valiant Arjuna - O Arjuna! I am present in all beings in the form of equality. What is the meaning of equanimity from the Gita's perspective? Pondering on this question...