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Chapter 2 • Verse 59

Sankhya Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge

Sanskrit Verse

Vishaya vinivartante niraharasya dehinah, rasa-varjam raso 'py asya param drishtva nivartate

Translation & Meaning

The objects of the senses turn away from those who abstain from them, but the taste remains. However, even this taste ceases for those who have seen the Supreme.

Key Teachings

  • Sensory withdrawal alone is not enough
  • Higher experience ends lower cravings
  • Divine realization transforms desires

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