The Vedas, O Arjuna, relate of the three qualities. Be free from them, by being unaffected by the pairs of opposites i.e., (heat and cold; pain and pleasures); by preserving courage; by being free from anxiety for new acquisitions; or from anxiety for the protection of old ones; and by being self-possessed.
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन। निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्॥