Bhagvad Geeta

Chapter 2 Lesson 3
Krishna explains to Arjuna that the body dies but the Aatman is eternal. Wise men do not grieve over the dead or the living. Krishna now touches upon re-incarnation. He says: There was never a time when I was not, or when you or these kings were not. Nor Will there be a time when we shall cease to be. The soul or the Aatman cannot be cut burnt or dried as it transcends the five elements namely the earth, water, fire, air and ether. Krishna urges Arjuna to withdraw the senses from objects like the tortoise withdraws all its limbs within. Krishna emphasized he who is balanced in pleasure, pain is fit for immortality.
My comment: The above is easier said than done. But it would be interesting to note the connection that Krishna makes. The pleasurable things/experiences come through our senses. We desire to see, smell, touch, smell, taste...We need a certain amount of control over our desires which within balance are fine, but when they turn into obsessions, they can bring about your ruin.
At this point a lot of questions will arise in your mind. But the wonderful thing is that these questions also arise within Arjuna, and he will ask these questions and Krishna will answer them...So wait and watch this marvelous scripture unfold. Until then as Shidi Sai Baba says: Shraddha and Saburi, Faith and Patience (is necesarry for progress in the Spiritual world).