Kṛṣṇa explains the ‘Stance’ of the liberated person. He remains ‘Udāsīna-vat’—like a neutral, unconcerned witness. He is not disturbed by the changes in his environment or his body because he has the firm realization that ‘Guṇā vartanta’—it is only the modes acting on other modes. He remains seated in his true self and never ‘flickers’. Imagine a rock in the middle of a flowing river. The water (the modes) may crash against it, move fast, or be still, but the rock stays in place. The soul is that rock. The Gunatita person knows that hunger is the body, anger is the mind, and greed is the ego—but none of them are ‘Him’. This ‘Witness Consciousness’ is the fortress of his peace. It teaches us the power of perspective. If we believe we *are* our emotions, we are constantly being tossed around. If we realize we are the witness, we become immovable. By constantly reminding ourselves ‘Guṇā vartanta’, we detach from the material drama and find our center in the Divine.