1 From the Bhagavad-gita
Nothing greater can cause us dissatisfaction No disaster can take it away from us
“Upon gaining this he thinks there is no greater gain. Being situated in such a position, one is never shaken, even in the midst of greatest difficulty.”
Life is a journey. But we often stay on emotionally at stations that we have passed physically long ago.
Do thou fight for the sake of fighting, without considering happiness or distress, loss or gain, victory or defeat—and by so doing you shall never incur sin.
3. Be concerned, not disturbed by change No external change can: 1. Harm our essence, our indestructible souls 2. Stop Krishna from loving us 3. Stop us from remembering Krishna and experiencing his loving shelter.
3. Be concerned, not disturbed by change (2.16) Those who are seers of the truth have concluded that of the nonexistent [the material body] there is no endurance and of the eternal [the soul] there is no change. This they have concluded by studying the nature of both.
4. Searching for the villain can’t help us in finding the hero(16.3) Finding the worst in others can’t help us in finding the best in ourselves; finding the plan of Krishna can
4. Searching for the villain can’t help us in finding the hero(16.3) Aversion to faultfinding (apaishunam) Find the fault in fault-finding before faultfinding
5. The power of love motivates better than the love of power Rajarishi – royal sage or saintly king Raja – the outer ruler - power Rishi – the inner seer – love
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