Bhagavad Gita 2.14
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः। आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत॥
mātrā-sparśhās tu kaunteya śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ āgamāpāyino ’nityās tans-titikṣhasva bhārata
Translation
The contacts of matter, O son of Kuntî, giving cold and heat, pleasure and pain, they come and go, impermanent; endure them bravely, O Bhârata.
What it means
Heat and cold, pleasure and pain, arise from contact of the senses and are impermanent; endure them. The training begins small: tolerate passing sensations without being ruled by them. Endurance is the first freedom.
Try this today
The famous instruction on endurance: sensations visit and pass. Treating every feeling as permanent makes you its prisoner.
Something to reflect on
Which temporary feeling am I currently treating as permanent fact?
Read it in Yathora