Bhagavad Gita 13.21
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु॥
puruṣhaḥ prakṛiti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛiti-jān guṇān kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu
Translation
Spirit seated in Matter useth the qualities born of Matter; attachment to the qualities is the cause of his births in good and evil wombs.
What it means
Spirit seated in nature experiences the qualities born of nature; attachment to those qualities is the cause of birth in good and bad wombs. Bondage has a precise mechanism: identification. The experiencer chains itself by claiming the experiences.
Try this today
The trapping mechanism: identification with the qualities is what binds the free.
Something to reflect on
Which quality of my current situation have I fused with my identity?
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