Sanskrit Verse
Ye hi samsparsha-ja bhoga duhkha-yonaya eva te, adyantavantah kaunteya na teshu ramate budhah
Translation & Meaning
Enjoyments born of sense contact are sources of suffering; they have a beginning and an end, O son of Kunti. The wise person does not delight in them. Pleasures rooted in sensory contact are inherently transient and therefore ultimately unsatisfying.
Key Teachings
- •Sense-born pleasures are inherently linked to suffering
- •All sensory pleasures have a beginning and an end
- •The wise seek joy that is independent of external stimuli
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