Lord Krishna

Lord Krishna

Divine Teacher

The Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.

Speaking: Chapter 5, Verse 22

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Verse 22

The Yoga of Renunciation

An intelligent person does not take part in the sources of misery, which are due to contact with the material senses. O son of Kunti, such pleasures have a beginning and an end, and so the wise man does not delight in them.

Context & Meaning

All pleasures born of sense-contact are at root sources of suffering — they have a beginning and an end. The wise do not seek happiness there, knowing that what begins must end and that ending brings pain.