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Inner joy

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on inner joy. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Chapter 5 • Verse 21 →The Yoga of Renunciation
Bahya-sparseshv asaktatma vindaty atmani yat sukham, sa brahma-yoga-yuktatma sukham akshayam ashnute

Those who are not attached to external sense pleasures realize divine bliss in the self. Being united with God through meditation, they experience unending happiness.

  • •Inner joy transcends external pleasures
  • •Divine connection brings lasting happiness
  • •Detachment from senses leads to bliss
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Chapter 5 • Verse 24 →The Yoga of Renunciation
Yo 'ntah-sukho 'ntar-araamas tathantar-jyotir eva yah, sa yogi brahma-nirvanam brahma-bhuto 'dhigacchati

One who finds happiness within, who finds delight within, and who finds light within — that yogi, being one with Brahman, attains the peace of Brahman. The highest joy is self-luminous and inward, not dependent on any external condition.

  • •True happiness is found within, not in external objects
  • •The inner light is the Brahman shining in the heart
  • •The yogi who lives from within attains Brahman-nirvana
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