SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 7 Text 27
iccha-dvesa-samutthena
dvandva-mohena bharata
sarva-bhutani sammoham
sarge yanti parantapa

iccha--desire; dvesa--and hate; samutthena--arisen from; dvandva--of duality; mohena--by the illusion; bharata--O scion of Bharata; sarva--all; bhutani--living entities; sammoham--into delusion; sarge--while taking birth; yanti--go; parantapa--O conqueror of enemies.

TRANSLATION

O scion of Bharata, O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, bewildered by dualities arisen from desire and hate.

JOURNAL:

I find this sloka interesting because, in my own life, if my desires are not met than I become hateful. Srila Prabhupada writes in his purport; Such deluded persons, symptomatically, dwell in dualities of dishonor and honor, misery and happiness, woman and man, good and bad, pleasure and pain, etc., thinking, "This is my wife; this is my house; I am the master of this house; I am the husband of this wife." These are the dualities of delusion.

I know that everything belongs to the Lord and yet I still try to control my little corner or the universe. Letting go is hard. Giving back to God what is His is even harder. Still, there are times when I relax and everything falls into place. Usually humility is the key to a better attitude, and life, for me.