Krishna continued,
"For the ordinary man who is burdened with his daily chores of the worldly life, there is the courage of the Rajas type. He needs to fulfill the tasks of living the life in the light of the code of right conduct, the need for earning a livelihood, and for fulfilling the desires of the body. (Dharma, Artha, and Kama). With courage he launches his boat into the sea of life and remaining vigilantly at the helm, captains it with courage to reach the other shore of this life on earth. That is Rajas courage. He works hard and obtains the fruit of his labor by treading the path with a resolute mind.
Tamas courage is a way of clinging to unproductive, regressive habits of the mind which block progress but give a desperate kind of courage to hold on to addictions and obsessions with a false sense of security. The tamas courage hinges the mind on sleep, fear (of insecurity), sorrow, regret, and intoxication.
After the three kinds of courage we shall turn to the three kinds o joy. O wise man Arjun, listen. You have to practise the right kind of joy. It is a skill, an art of living that you must acquire by practice. On one of those happy days in the past I had promised to give you the secret of three kinds of happiness.
Listen, there is a kind of joy which initially tastes bitter like poison but eventually turns into nectar. It is the joy born out of the pleasure of the mind. It is born of the communion with the spirit.That is known as Sattvik joy. It is a product of a mind that is restful and creative.
Rajas joy is born out of sensual pleasure which tastes like nectar initially but turns toxic in the long run.
Tamas joy is born out of drowsiness, sluggish indulgence in the pleasures of the body. From the beginning through to the end its path is marked by unfortunate errors of judgement.
In short there is no order on this earth which is not penetrated by the three Gunas.
"For the ordinary man who is burdened with his daily chores of the worldly life, there is the courage of the Rajas type. He needs to fulfill the tasks of living the life in the light of the code of right conduct, the need for earning a livelihood, and for fulfilling the desires of the body. (Dharma, Artha, and Kama). With courage he launches his boat into the sea of life and remaining vigilantly at the helm, captains it with courage to reach the other shore of this life on earth. That is Rajas courage. He works hard and obtains the fruit of his labor by treading the path with a resolute mind.
Tamas courage is a way of clinging to unproductive, regressive habits of the mind which block progress but give a desperate kind of courage to hold on to addictions and obsessions with a false sense of security. The tamas courage hinges the mind on sleep, fear (of insecurity), sorrow, regret, and intoxication.
After the three kinds of courage we shall turn to the three kinds o joy. O wise man Arjun, listen. You have to practise the right kind of joy. It is a skill, an art of living that you must acquire by practice. On one of those happy days in the past I had promised to give you the secret of three kinds of happiness.
Listen, there is a kind of joy which initially tastes bitter like poison but eventually turns into nectar. It is the joy born out of the pleasure of the mind. It is born of the communion with the spirit.That is known as Sattvik joy. It is a product of a mind that is restful and creative.
Rajas joy is born out of sensual pleasure which tastes like nectar initially but turns toxic in the long run.
Tamas joy is born out of drowsiness, sluggish indulgence in the pleasures of the body. From the beginning through to the end its path is marked by unfortunate errors of judgement.
In short there is no order on this earth which is not penetrated by the three Gunas.
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