Sri Sadgurubhyoh Namah
Chapter 3, Text 37
sri‑bhagavan uvaca :kama esa krodha esa
rajo‑guna‑samudbhavah
mahasano maha‑papma
viddhy enam iha vairinam
TRANSLATION
It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born
of contact with the material mode of passion and later transformed into wrath,
and which is the all‑ devouring sinful enemy of this world.
Dhyana : Sit silently and observe the thoughts in the mind. They keep on coming continuously. Some thoughts propel you to do some action. Those thoughts wont allow you to sit and meditate. Thoughts could belong to day to day activities. Simple thoughts like ‘I forgot to make that important phone call, I need to call now immediately’ etc. These are borne out of rajo guna. There can be serious thoughts also. All these thoughts have the common root, which is some desire. One has to clearly see the propulsion of the rajo guna. One has to curb the desire to get up and do that particular work.One has to see the ‘kartritva’ (duty-bound) nature of the Jiva. This practice will develop the capacity to choose which actions to do and which can be ignored.
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