Feeling of happiness and distress
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
SB Canto 4
- 'dvaite 'bhadrābhadra-jñāna, saba—'manodharma'
- 'ei bhāla, ei manda,'—ei saba 'bhrama'
In the world of duality—that is to say, in the material world—so-called goodness and badness are both the same. Therefore, in this world, to distinguish between good and bad, happiness and distress, is meaningless because they are both mental concoctions (manodharma). Because everything here is miserable and troublesome, to create an artificial situation and pretend it to be full of happiness is simply illusion. The liberated person, being above the influence of the three modes of material nature, is unaffected by such dualities in all circumstances. He remains Kṛṣṇa conscious by tolerating so-called happiness and distress. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (2.14):
- mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya
- śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkhadāḥ
- āgamāpāyino 'nityās
- tāṁs titikṣasva bhārata
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Adi-lila
CC Antya-lila
Lectures
Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures
- mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya
- śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ
- āgamāpāyino anityāḥ
- tāṁs titikṣasva bhārata
- [Bg. 2.14]
Page Title: | Feeling of happiness and distress |
Compiler: | Laksmipriya, MadhuGopaldas |
Created: | 19 of Dec, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=2, CC=2, OB=0, Lec=3, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 7 |