On adversity
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः । आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत
Sanskrit
हे कुन्तीनन्दन! इन्द्रियोंके जो विषय (जड पदार्थ) हैं, वो तो शीत (अनुकूलता) और उष्ण (प्रतिकूलता) - के द्वारा सुख और दुःख देनेवाले हैं तथा आने-जानेवाले और अनित्य हैं। हे भरतवंशोद्भव अर्जुन! उनको तुम सहन करो।
The contacts of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which cause heat and cold, pleasure and pain, have a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O Arjuna.
Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2 2.14Sanskrit: public domain · Hindi tr. Swami Ramsukhdas · English tr. Swami Sivananda
What it means
Comfort and discomfort both come and go — outlast them rather than fight them.
Carry it today
When discomfort arises today, tell yourself 'this too passes,' and bear it calmly.
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