Bhagavad Gita 18.37
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्॥
yat tad agre viṣam iva pariṇāme 'mṛtopamam tat sukhaṁ sāttvikaṁ proktam ātma-buddhi-prasāda-jam
Translation
Which at first is as venom but in the end is as nectar; that pleasure is said to be pure, born of the blissful knowledge of the Self.
What it means
That which at first is like poison but in the end like nectar, born of the clarity of Self-knowledge: that pleasure is called sattvic. The best joy starts hard. Discipline's bitterness ripens into sweetness.
Try this today
Sattvic pleasure: bitter entry, sweet exit - the taste-profile of real practice.
Something to reflect on
Which bitter-entry pleasure has ripened into nectar for me?
Read it in Yathora