Let it Go
- drsarojsalelkar
- Nov 28, 2023
- 1 min read
Name your top three pet peeves.
Those who are not a source of annoyance to anyone and who in turn are not agitated by anyone, who are equal in pleasure and pain, and free from fear and anxiety, such devotees of Mine are very dear to Me
Bhagwad Gita ch12, verse15
Annoyance is a emotion born out of ignorance of the mind. We are so busy riding the chariot of our mind that we do not stop to understand what the other person maybe going through or we are not magnanimous enough to forgive and forget and move on.
We carry the emotions with us thus creating unrest in our minds. Just a small insignificant incident is enough to ruin our day. I agree there could be major challenges or jealous individuals around that try to demotivate us and make us angry. However if we just think of them as individuals who have a problem and let go of the event without hurting ourselves we have already taken control of the situation. We can then choose to respond as necessary with a calm mind and not just react at the spur of the moment.
I don’t mean to say that insults and humiliation should be tolerated , I only mean that we need to respond in a way that will not affect our minds and lead to peeves to carry around in our heads all day long.