Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 5, Verse 22

Krishna said

ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः ॥5.22॥

ye hi saṃsparśajā bhogā duḥkhayonaya eva teādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ

Meaning

Krishna tells Arjuna: pleasures born from contact of the senses with objects are in fact sources of sorrow. They have a beginning and an end, so the wise do not find delight in them.

हिंदी में अर्थ

श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुन से कहते हैं: इंद्रियों और विषयों के मेल से मिलने वाले सुख असल में दुख की जड़ हैं। उनका आरंभ भी है और अंत भी, इसलिए समझदार व्यक्ति उनमें नहीं रमता।

Practise it today

Before one impulse treat today, like snacks, shopping or scrolling, ask, "How will I feel thirty minutes after this?" Then choose.

Reflect tonight

Which impulse did you question today? What did you notice about how that pleasure ends?

DesireHabitsNature of the world