Chapter 5 Lesson 8
Krishna says in Verse 21 that he who meditates derives joy.

My note:
We believe that all joy comes from ‘outside’ and rightly so.
Don’t we feel a surge of joy when our desires are fulfilled?
Why should we feel joy when we meditate?
I heard an interesting theory from a Spiritual Master.
Scriptures claim we have an Ananda-maya Kosha (A sheath of Bliss) within us.
That sheath is covered by the thick fog of our constant thoughts, emotions, desires…
The moment our ‘desire is fulfilled’ the thoughts that cover the ‘anand-maya kosh (Sheath of bliss) ‘stop, move away, dissipate, and so the bliss/joy sheath is revealed.

So if one meditates and stops the unnecessary chatter of the mind, the Bliss that lives within us will always be accessible.

Therefore Krishna says: ‘The worldly pleasures have a beginning and an end.
He who is happy within himself, enjoys within himself the delight of the soul. He is illumined by the ‘Inner light’ and is peaceful and enjoys eternal bliss.



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