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Gita Madhurya -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter XVIII
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Which is Tamasika firmness? The firmness by which a stupid person does not give up sleep, fear, grief, despondency and arrogance, is called Tamasika.(35) Why does a man of Tamasika disposition not give up sleep etc.? He derives happiness out of them. What is that happiness? O Arjuna, now hear from Me three kinds of happiness (joy). That in which one finds enjoyment only through practice (of meditation worship) and whereby one reaches the end of sorrow; that which appear like poison in the beginning, but tastes as nectar in the end, born of the translucence of intellect due to Self-realization, is said to be Sattvika..(36-37) What is Rajasika joy? The joy, which is derived from the contact of the senses with their objects, though appear like nectar in the beginning, proves to be like poison in the end, is said to be Rajasika.(38) |
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