CH 2, Verse 71

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Chapter 2

Verse 71

 

Vihaaya kaamaan yaH sarvaan pumaa.ns charati

niHspRihaH /

nirmamo nirahaNkaaraH sa shaantim adhigachchhati //

 

That man who lives giving up all desires, without any

longing for them and without any feeling of ‘I and

mine,’ attains peace.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA - 14

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

The man who wishes to secure peace of mind should give

up all desires. The natural tendency of a man is to

seek pleasure from external objects. True happiness

does not come from the contact with external objects.

But it is a state of mind where there is neither like

nor dislike of things.

 

You like those things that give you pleasure and you

dislike those that give you displeasure or pain.

Those things that you like, you want to possess and

enjoy them and those things that you do not like, you

want to avoid. Thus an ordinary man is subject to the

feelings of likes and dislikes and pleasure and pain.

But a wise man does not have such feelings. He

knows that pleasure or pain does not come from

external objects but they depend upon his own mental

condition. So he controls his mind and goes about in

the world and remains undisturbed by the things that

he contacts or comes across.

 

Finally, you have to give up the feelings of ‘I and

mine’ totally. If you possess wealth you are

naturally worried about its safety, because the wealth

is yours. You have the feeling that the wealth is

‘mine.’ On the other hand, you are not worried about

the loss of other man’s wealth. In the same way, you

love your child because it is yours. You do not have

any love for your neighbor’s child. If any calamity

comes to it, you are not worried, because it is not

yours. But when your child meets with some accident

you suffer because it is yours. So give up such

feelings of ‘I and mine’ and have the conviction that

everything belongs to God, and as a guardian your take

care of your children or whatever God has given you.

 

 

 

 

 

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