Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 13

Bhagavad Gita 13.20

कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते।पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते॥

kārya-kāraṇa-kartṛitve hetuḥ prakṛitir uchyate puruṣhaḥ sukha-duḥkhānāṁ bhoktṛitve hetur uchyate

Translation

Matter is called the cause of the generation of causes and effects; Spirit is called the cause of the enjoyment of pleasure and pain.

What it means

Nature is said to be the cause of the production of effects and instruments; spirit is said to be the cause of the experience of pleasure and pain. Matter makes; consciousness feels. The division of labor is exact.

Try this today

The division of labor: matter makes events; spirit has experiences.

Something to reflect on

Do I notice the difference between what happens to me and the one it happens to?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.