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Bhagavad
Gita - March 06, 2009 Vedanta Society of Providence
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III.37: This desire, this anger, born of the quality of rajas, is a great devourer, a great sinner. Know this to be the enemy here. III. 38: As fire is enveloped by smoke, as a mirror by dirt, and as a foetus remains enclosed in the womb, so is this (knowledge) shrouded by that (desire).
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Summary of this lecture:
In Verse
37, Krishna explains that desire/anger is our enemy on the spiritual
path, the "unseen force" pulling us away from what we know
in our hearts is right. Desire and anger are not two separate things;
rather, they are two sides of the same coin. Desire is our attraction
to things we like, and anger is the emotion we feel when we cannot get
these things (which we never can, since, as Krishna tells, all desires
are insatiable). If we cannot control our desires, we will be unable
to control our anger. Sin occurs because of desire, since individuals
will go to any means and forget their moral values in order to fulfill
a desire. There is only one "desire" in life that can actually
be fulfilled and will really bring lasting happiness and joy--the desire
to give up all desires and to realize God.
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