Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 15 verse 8
Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga

Nothing Essential Is Lost · Carried Like Fragrance

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः । गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात् ॥

śarīraṁ yad avāpnoti yac cāpy utkrāmatīśvaraḥ gṛhītvaitāni saṁyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśayāt

Meaning

"As the wind carries fragrance away from its source, so the soul, when it takes on a body or departs from one, carries the mind and senses along with it."

Explanation

There's something comforting in this image — nothing essential is truly lost between one chapter of existence and the next; it simply moves, like a scent carried on the breeze.

Today's Life Lesson

When you're facing an ending today, trust that what's essential in you isn't lost — it simply moves forward.

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