Gist: Dwelling on a thing, leads to attachment, which leads to desire, which further leads to anger and then delusion, confusion, loss of reason and finally complete ruins. Whatever makes you angry, deep within you will find that there is a desire, an attachment, associated with it.
When a spiritual aspirant devotes himself heart and soul to God, his senses are controlled and his relish (taste) for sense enjoyments disappears. But what about those who do not devote themselves to God ? The answer is provided, in the next two verses.
dhyayato visayanpumsah sangastesupajayate
sangatsanjayate kamah kamatkrodho' bhijayate (Gita 2:62)
krodhadbhavati sammohah sammohatsmrtivibhra mah
smrtibhramsad buddhinaso buddhinasatpranasya ti (Gita 2:63)
Contemplating constantly on the objects of senses, a man develops attachment for them; from attachment springs desire and from desire (unfulfilled) originates anger. From anger arises delusion, from delusion; confusion of memory; from which grows loss of reason; and with loss of reason, (discrimination) , he goes to complete ruin. (Gita 2:62-63)
Comments:
Dhyayato visayanpurivsah sarigastesupajayate ' — When a man does not devote himself to God i.e. he does not meditate on God, he instead broods on objects of senses, because on one side there is God and another side there is the World. When he leaves the dependency on God, then is becomes dependent on the World and begins to contemplate and brood over worldly things. This is because besides the World there is nothing else for him to contemplate on. Thus, by in due time by brooding over worldly objects, he develops desire, attachment and fondness for them. Due to this fondness, he begins to contemplate and think about these sense-objects over and over again. Whether he actually (physically) partakes in the enjoyment or not, usually the pleasure resulting from enjoyment (even mentally), further enhances his passion and desire for it.
'Sangatsamjayate kamah'— By developing desire and passion for sense enjoyments, one has a desire to acquire and enjoy those sense-objects.
'Kamatkrodho' bhijayate' '— Gratification of desire leads to greed and desire for more, and the one who creates an obstacle in the possibility of it's gratification, becomes a victim of anger. Desire, lust are such that when an obstical arises, inevitably anger will arise. The pride that one has of their good qualities, resulting from caste, stage of life, virtues, abilities etc., in this pride too, there is desire for respect and honor. If someone becomes an obstacles in the gratification of these desires, then too one becomes angry. .
Desire is a passionate (rajasika) trait; delusion is born of ignorance or mode of darkness (tamasik). And anger lies somewhere in between the two.
If at anytime you are angry about something, it means that at it's root deep seated within you inevitably have an attachment for that thing. For example, if you get angry with a person who does unjust and unrighteous things, that means you are attached to moral and ethical conduct. If you are angry with a man who defames you, it means that you are attached to fame and respect. If you are enraged with a person who censures you, it proves you are attached to praise. If you are angry with a person that finds faults in you, that means you are attached to the pride you have of your flawlessness etc.
Desire the Root of all Evil - Gita 2:62
When a spiritual aspirant devotes himself heart and soul to God, his senses are controlled and his relish (taste) for sense enjoyments disappears. But what about those who do not devote themselves to God ? The answer is provided, in the next two verses.
dhyayato visayanpumsah sangastesupajayate
sangatsanjayate kamah kamatkrodho' bhijayate (Gita 2:62)
krodhadbhavati sammohah sammohatsmrtivibhra mah
smrtibhramsad buddhinaso buddhinasatpranasya ti (Gita 2:63)
Contemplating constantly on the objects of senses, a man develops attachment for them; from attachment springs desire and from desire (unfulfilled) originates anger. From anger arises delusion, from delusion; confusion of memory; from which grows loss of reason; and with loss of reason, (discrimination) , he goes to complete ruin. (Gita 2:62-63)
Comments:
Dhyayato visayanpurivsah sarigastesupajayate ' — When a man does not devote himself to God i.e. he does not meditate on God, he instead broods on objects of senses, because on one side there is God and another side there is the World. When he leaves the dependency on God, then is becomes dependent on the World and begins to contemplate and brood over worldly things. This is because besides the World there is nothing else for him to contemplate on. Thus, by in due time by brooding over worldly objects, he develops desire, attachment and fondness for them. Due to this fondness, he begins to contemplate and think about these sense-objects over and over again. Whether he actually (physically) partakes in the enjoyment or not, usually the pleasure resulting from enjoyment (even mentally), further enhances his passion and desire for it.
'Sangatsamjayate kamah'— By developing desire and passion for sense enjoyments, one has a desire to acquire and enjoy those sense-objects.
'Kamatkrodho' bhijayate' '— Gratification of desire leads to greed and desire for more, and the one who creates an obstacle in the possibility of it's gratification, becomes a victim of anger. Desire, lust are such that when an obstical arises, inevitably anger will arise. The pride that one has of their good qualities, resulting from caste, stage of life, virtues, abilities etc., in this pride too, there is desire for respect and honor. If someone becomes an obstacles in the gratification of these desires, then too one becomes angry. .
Desire is a passionate (rajasika) trait; delusion is born of ignorance or mode of darkness (tamasik). And anger lies somewhere in between the two.
If at anytime you are angry about something, it means that at it's root deep seated within you inevitably have an attachment for that thing. For example, if you get angry with a person who does unjust and unrighteous things, that means you are attached to moral and ethical conduct. If you are angry with a man who defames you, it means that you are attached to fame and respect. If you are enraged with a person who censures you, it proves you are attached to praise. If you are angry with a person that finds faults in you, that means you are attached to the pride you have of your flawlessness etc.
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