Gita 05.21 – Give up outer pleasure and seek inexhaustible inner happiness Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-05-21-give-up-outer-pleasure-and-seek-inexhaustible-inner-happiness/ bāhya-sparśeṣv asaktātmā vindaty ātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣayam [...]
Bhagavad Gita 5.21 bāhya-sparśeṣv asaktātmā vindaty ātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣayam aśnute "Toward external sensations, be indifferent, In relishing inner joy, become [...]
Happiness comes not by gaining something enjoyable, but by pursuing something valuable. The world teaches us that when we get desirable objects, especially objects that [...]
Bg 5.21 bāhya-sparśeṣv asaktātmā vindaty ātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣayam aśnute Word for word: bāhya-sparśeṣu — in external sense pleasure; asakta-ātmā — one [...]
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