Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11, Verse 29
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः।तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः ॥11.29॥yathā pradīptaṃ jvalanaṃ pataṅgā viśanti nāśāya samṛddhavegāḥtathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokā stavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddhavegāḥ
Meaning
Arjuna says: As moths rush at full speed into a blazing fire to their destruction, so these people rush at full speed into your mouths to their destruction.
हिंदी में अर्थ
अर्जुन कहते हैं: जैसे पतंगे पूरी तेज़ी से जलती आग में अपने नाश के लिए कूद पड़ते हैं, वैसे ही ये लोग भी पूरी तेज़ी से अपने नाश के लिए आपके मुखों में प्रवेश कर रहे हैं।
Practise it today
Notice one thing today that pulls you like a moth to a flame, endless scrolling, a quarrel or a craving, and step away from it once for ten minutes.
Reflect tonight
What pulled you like a moth today? What did you do in the ten minutes you stepped away?
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