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मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः ।
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ।। २-१४ ।।

mātrā-sparśās-tu kaunteya śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ
āgamāpāyino’nityās-tāṁs-titikṣasva bhārata 2.14

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O son of Kunti, the contacts between the senses
and their objects bring about sukha-duhkhas (joy and
sorrow) to the mind, like cold and heat to the body.
They come and go, hence transitory. Just forbear them,
that is all.

Note: See how Krishna defines life briefly but completely.
For every one, it is an interaction between his senses on
the body and the world objects around. This irresistibly
brings about sukha and duhkha. happiness and
unhappiness, in the mind, which are like cold and heat
in the bodily level. They will come and go. None at any
time can intercept this process. Knowing this to be so,
develop tolerance. Coexist with them, with the strength
of this analysis and knowledge.

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