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The joy that seems poisonous in the beginning... is the real joy bhagavad gita sukha yattadātve Sep 02, 2024

There are three types of spiritual joy (sukha) in Kashmir Shaivism: sattvic sukha, rajas sukha, and tamas sukha. In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, by Swami Lakshmanjoo, chapter 18, verse 36-37, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains sukha of sattvic [kind] and how this joy seems poisonous in the beginning.

Chapter 18 Part 2

SWAMIJI:

DVD 18b (00:01)

सुखं तविदानीं तरिविधं शृणु मे भरतरषभ 

अभयासादरमते यतर दुःखानतं च नियचछति  ॥॥

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