Are you steady in your life?
Jaydeep Parmar
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Are you in stress or feeling intense trouble? Or are you happy after achieving money, fame, or the goal you wanted to achieve? How many days do you think this state of mind will last? How should you deal with pleasure and pain? What is the perfect state of mind? Let's delve deeper into this amazing aspect of life. I am sure after reading this you will find some direction to achieve the ultimate state of mind.
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, which was respoken by Lord Krishna (around 5200 years ago) during the battlefield of Kurukshetra (Mahabharata War), mentions an amazing perspective on the idea of pleasure and pain. It mentions that pleasure (sukh in Sanskrit) and pain (dukh in Sanskrit) come and go like changing seasons. They are temporary and cyclical. You must have studied the sinusoidal curve during high school mathematics.
Sometimes, we feel troubled and low in life, gasping for air and eagerly waiting for pleasure to come. Similarly, when you are in a happy state, you should think about the pain that will come. But we, as hopeful living entities, always forget this rule and do not think about the pain that is on the way when we are happy. And this is an issue. A big issue.
As described in Vedic Scriptures (part of Sanatan Dharma, which emanated from Bharat), this world is actually called Dukhalaya (Place of Pain). And if you think deeply, it is true. From the start of the day, we have to go through all the troubles of body, mind, and soul. Your body feels physical pain due to disease or some discomfort. Your mind feels stress, anxiety, and emotional disturbance due to some undesired or unexpected events. Now, one way is to put the whole blame on others (family members, friends, strangers, or God). But do you think it is because of others? Actually, not. Since everything in this world is governed by the law of karma, we just enjoy and suffer from our past good or bad karma. It is seemingly an unending cycle of birth, death, old age, and disease. As mentioned by HG Gaur Gopal Das Prabhuji, most of the situations in this world are actually like a sandwich. Pleasure is in the form of stuffing hiding in between two slices of bread (pains). And we always strive in search of this temporary pleasure.
In reality, the pleasure or pain does not last long. It is always cyclic. Hence, the best way to deal with it is by knowing and acting on it. When you feel stress or face an issue, accept the nature of fate and check if you can do anything/something as per your duty. Why do we need to act as per our duty? It is to simplify the decision-making process. If you are a soldier fighting on the battlefield, just act as per your duty in case the enemy attacks you and gives you pain. Similarly, do not feel elated in good times. Just let that phase pass and do not feel boastful or superior. Be humble and respect the fruits given by nature. If you follow this simple rule, you will be able to pass through the phases of life.
The perfect state of mind is actually not letting pains and pleasure disturb you. Just like an ocean does not get tempted and irritated by the incessant flow of rivers coming into it, we should not let the feelings of life disturb our inner core. Now, as a matter of duty, you may have to smile, cry, or be angry according to the time, place, and circumstances. Just do your work, fulfill your duty, and try to get real (absolute, eternal, and ever-increasing) happiness (ananda as per Sanskrit in this context) by following the path of Yoga. As described in Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, just follow any of the four paths: Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Dhyan Yoga, and Bhakti Yoga. The real essence of yoga is to associate with God (the Supreme) and feel the desired state of mind, eternal happiness. If you are confused about which yoga is best, just read the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita as it is written by Shrila Prabhupada of ISKCON, and you will definitely find the answer.
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