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Frist Step To Renunciation Is To Stay As Witness To Pleasure And Pain

न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम् |
स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद् ब्रह्मणि स्थित: || 5.20||

na prahṛiṣhyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya chāpriyam
sthira-buddhir asammūḍho brahma-vid brahmaṇi sthitaḥ|| 20||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 5- Ver. 20:

They do not exult in receiving something nice or sorrow in suffering something bad because they are established in God, have a firm awareness of divine knowledge, and are not limited by delusion.

Explanation

The highest goal, which is naturally attained in devotion to God, when we yield our will to the divine, is neither rejoicing in pleasure nor regretting the unpleasant. The insight that it is in our self-interest to give God pleasure comes from divine wisdom. This leads to surrender to God’s will, and when one’s own will is fused with God’s, one learns the serenity to accept both pleasure and pain as His grace. This is a symptom of someone who is in a state of transcendence.

The realised seeker is confronted with both pleasant and terrible circumstances. He can’t get away from them. The realised seeker, on the other hand, is not destabilized by these conditions. In other words, they don’t make you happy or sad. It’s crucial to remember that all situations, good and bad, have a role in our life. Unpleasant experiences are valuable in the context of the relative world because they usually contain a lesson. However, there will be a space between the emotion and the self in a realised seeker.

Verse & what we can learn

One who preserves the eternal essence’s identity at all times becomes one with the eternal essence. He remains an impartial observer of the material world’s ups and downs.

While his concentration is on Brahman, a wise person maintains an unaltered calm through physical, emotional, and intellectual fluctuations.

To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There are also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

In the Next verse, Shri Krishna tells Arjuna about those people who are unattached.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…