Q0412

“Contacts with the senses, O son of Kunti, give cold and heat,…” — Bhagavad Gita (Bhagavad Gita 2.14)

Verified English quotation. Primary source: Bhagavad Gita 2.14. Theme: philosophy.

English

Contacts with the senses, O son of Kunti, give cold and heat, pleasure and pain; they come and go — endure them.
Thinker Bhagavad Gita
School Indian Classical Philosophy
Source Bhagavad Gita 2.14
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The passage is attributed to Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Gita 2.14. The archive attributes this English wording to Bhagavad Gita 2.14 and files it under Indian Classical Philosophy. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.

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