Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 13 verse 20
Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

Eternal vs. Changing · You Are Not the Weather

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि । विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसम्भवान् ॥

prakṛtiṁ puruṣaṁ caiva viddhy anādī ubhāv api vikārāṁś ca guṇāṁś caiva viddhi prakṛti-sambhavān

Meaning

"Know that both material nature and the soul are beginningless. Know also that all modifications and the modes of nature arise from material nature."

Explanation

This distinguishes what's eternal in you from what's simply changing weather. The changes you go through aren't really "you" — they're the material nature moving through you.

Today's Life Lesson

The next time a mood or circumstance shifts today, remember it's weather passing through — not the core of who you are.

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