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To Attain Higher Nature One Needs to Raise Above Likes and Dislikes

इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ |
तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ || 3.34||

indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣhau vyavasthitau
tayor na vaśham āgachchhet tau hyasya paripanthinau|| 3.34||

Shloka Translation

BG – Ch. 3- Ver. 34:

The senses have innate attachments and aversions to sense objects, yet they are not controlled by them because they are both way-layers and adversaries.

Explanation

Attraction and repulsion are the two emotions that link sense organs to sense objects. Your enemies are your likes and dislikes. Do not get taken in by them. In karma yoga, our natural tendencies, which show as likes and dislikes for material objects, are the major hindrance. Our senses: the eyes, ears, skin, tongue, and nose, all play a role in these tendencies.

By being aware of our likes and dislikes, especially when they strike, using our intellect to guide us, and constantly reminding ourselves of the higher ideal we have set for ourselves in karma yoga, we can avoid falling prey to them. We can lessen the impact of likes and dislikes by being continually aware that they may occur.

We will come across a variety of pleasant and dislikeable scenarios while performing our worldly duties. We must practice neither yearning for pleasant situations nor avoiding unpleasant ones. We shall transcend our lower nature when we quit being slaves to the mind’s and senses’ likes and dislikes. And we will be genuinely free to act from our higher nature when we grow indifferent to both pleasure and suffering in the performance of our duty.

Verse & what we can learn

While using the senses one has to be alert as to what they are doing and where it will lead to.

Teachings of Krishna give the right direction to life and Daily practice of meditation helps us by giving us the inner strength and improving physical health to follow the path that Krishna has shown us.

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 duty.

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