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Chapter 7 · Jnana Vijnana Yoga

Divine Ground · Source of All States of Mind

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ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये । मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि न त्वहं तेषु ते मयि ॥

ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca ye, matta eveti tān viddhi na tv ahaṁ teṣu te mayi.

Meaning

"Know that whatever states of being arise—whether of goodness, passion, or ignorance—all come from Me alone; yet I am not in them, they are in Me."

Explanation

Even life's difficult moods and lower states pass through the same field of consciousness that holds everything else—nothing exists entirely outside it.

Today's Life Lesson

When a difficult mood arises today, remember it's temporary and held within something larger and steadier than itself.

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