Bhagavad Gita 5.22
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते। आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः॥
ye hi saṁsparśa-jā bhogā duḥkha-yonaya eva te | ādy-antavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ ||
“Pleasures born of sense-contact are wombs of suffering, having a beginning and an end. The wise do not delight in them, O son of Kunti.”- desire
- suffering
- addiction
- pleasure
What this verse is about
This verse speaks to desires that pull the mind in many directions, pain that arrives unasked, and how to bear it, and the pleasures that take more than they give.
✦ Contemplation
The thing you keep reaching for to feel better, notice how often it leaves you a little worse.
✦ A small practice
Skip one small pleasure today that you reach for out of habit. Notice what is there instead.
Chapter 5
The Yoga of Renunciation of ActionKarma Sannyāsa Yoga
Renunciation is not refusing to act, it is acting without being soiled by the action, like a lotus leaf in water.
Dilemmas this verse speaks to
Questions real people carry that this verse has something to say about.
Sit with this verse a little longer.
Ask Dharma how this verse might land in your own life, and receive a calm, verse-grounded reflection.
Ask Dharma about 5.22