{"id":1525,"date":"2011-09-29T08:41:26","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T12:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mindfulnessmatters\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2011-09-29T08:41:26","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T12:41:26","slug":"axiom-the-classics-bhagavad-gita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/mindfulnessmatters\/2011\/09\/axiom-the-classics-bhagavad-gita.html","title":{"rendered":"Axiom: The Classics: Bhagavad Gita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #05194e\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mindfulnessmatters\/files\/2011\/09\/india_south_06.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1675\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/96\/2011\/09\/india_south_06-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The Bhagavad Gita &#8212; Lord Krishna talking to Arjuna,\u00a0<em>Chapter 2, stanzas 14 &amp; 15<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">When the senses contact sense objects, a<br \/>\nperson experiences cold or heat, pleasure or<br \/>\npain. These experiences are fleeting; they<br \/>\ncome and go. Bear them patiently, Arjuna.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Those who are not affected by these changes,<br \/>\nwho are the same in pleasure and pain, are<br \/>\ntruly wise and fit for immortality. Assert your<br \/>\nstrength and realize this!<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">From The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Eknath Easwaran, founder of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation, copyright 1985; reprinted by permission of Nilgiri Press, P. O. Box 256, Tomales, Ca 94971, www.nilgiri.org.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bhagavad Gita &#8212; Lord Krishna talking to Arjuna,\u00a0Chapter 2, stanzas 14 &amp; 15 When the senses contact sense objects, a person experiences cold or heat, pleasure or pain. These experiences are fleeting; they come and go. Bear them patiently, Arjuna. 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