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Gita Reflections

ures from outside but in the process my delusion gets more and

more stronger. My conviction about gaining gratification from
the world outside gets more and more stronger. Here Sri Krishna

reveals what is delusion and how this delusion comes about.

Delusion is moha. It is that veil which not only obstructs knowl-

edge but also the desire for knowledge. Such is the empowerment

of delusion that the very pottential of even knowing something
correctly is obstructed. How does this delusion come about?

Sri Krishna says-Iccha dvesha sammutthena-Delusion is born

of dvandva, the opposites. What are those opposites and where

do they come from? Opposites are born of Iccha and Dvesha i.e.
strong desires and aversions. Likes and dislikes create opposites,

out of which delusion, moha is born. Opposites by theselves are
not a problem. The entry of opposites in one’s life is a natural

flow of life. Just as an ocean has waves which are sometimes high

and sometimes low, sometimes peaceful and sometimes stormy
so also life is a continuous flow of changing situations. The only

thing is that certain opposites are a natural feature like heat and

cold, day and night, and other natural phenomena. These oppo-
sites are created by Ishvara. But there are certain opposites which

are subjectively created. They are my own creation. Like success

and failure, respect and disrespect, happiness and sorrow, profit
and loss. We set our own expectations and parameters and then

label a situation as success or failure, good or bad, pleasant and
unpleasant. By itself these opposites do not have an objective re-

ality. One can see that all opposite situations are relatively expe-
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