
Chapter 18 · Moksha Sanyasa Yoga
Sweet Now, Hollow Later · A Useful Pattern to Notice
Meaning
"Happiness arising from the contact of senses and their objects, sweet like nectar at first but bitter like poison in the end, is remembered as rajasic."
Explanation
The opposite pattern is also worth noticing — pleasures that feel great in the moment but leave a hollow or heavy feeling afterward. Both patterns are useful signals over time.
Today's Life Lesson
Pay attention today to which pleasures leave you feeling good afterward, and which leave a hollow feeling — let that guide your choices.