Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 13, Verse 22

Krishna said

पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु ॥13.22॥

puruṣaḥ prakṛtistho hi bhuṅkte prakṛtijānguṇānkāraṇaṃ guṇasaṅgo'sya sadasadyonijanmasu

Meaning

Krishna says: the self, dwelling in nature, experiences the qualities born of nature. Its attachment to these qualities is the reason for its births in good and bad wombs.

हिंदी में अर्थ

श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं: प्रकृति में स्थित पुरुष प्रकृति से उत्पन्न गुणों को भोगता है। इन गुणों में उसकी आसक्ति ही उसके अच्छी-बुरी योनियों में जन्म लेने का कारण है।

Practise it today

Notice one habit today that you repeat only because you are attached to the pleasure it gives. Skip it once, gently.

Reflect tonight

Which habit did you skip today, and what did you feel in its place?

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