The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

Self-Realization ╯
When you keep thinking about sense objects, attachment
comes. Attachment breeds desire, the lust of possession
that burns to anger. Anger clouds the judgment; you can no
longer learn from past mistakes. Lost is the power to choose
between what is wise and what is unwise, and your life is
utter waste. (2:62–63)
Yet the Gita does not recommend asceticism. It is more a
matter of training the body, mind, and senses.
At the very close of the chapter, Krishna introduces the
idea that it is not enough to master all selfish desires; it is also
necessary to subdue possessiveness and egocentricity. If this
ultimate bourne can be passed, then the seeker will know the
true, immortal Self within. This is the mystics’ supreme goal:
knowing their real nature, they know their own immortality
and realize their union with eternal Being.
– d.m.
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