Ye hi samsparsha-ja bhoga duhkha-yonaya eva te, adyantavantah kaunteya na teshu ramate budhah
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.
- •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