For Eternal Beginners
श्री भगवान् उवाच -
प्रकाशम् च प्रवृत्तिम् च मोहम् एव च पान्डव ।
न द्वेष्टी सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि कांक्षति ॥ २२ ॥
zrI bhagavAn uvAca -
prakAzam ca pravRttim ca moham eva ca pAnDava |
na dveSTI sampravRttAni na nivRttAni kAMkSati || 22 ||
श्री भगवान् उवाच [zrI bhagavAn uvAca] The Lord said –
पान्डव [pAnDava] Arjuna, न द्वेष्टी [na dveSTI] this person doesn’t loathe सम्प्रवृत्तानि [sampravRttAni] the presence of प्रकाशम् [prakAzam] realization, प्रवृत्ति [pravRtti] activity, मोहम् च [moham ca] and misunderstanding. निवृत्तानि [nivRttAni] In their absence, न कांक्षति [na kAMkSati] he doesn’t yearn for them either.
The three qualities have their effects - the effect of sattva is to illuminate, realize and discover; rajas drives us towards avtivity, running behind our desires; the effect of tamas is misunderstanding and mistakes.
A person who has crossed over the three qualities isn’t agitated when undesirable effects happen (for instance, when he experiences a mistake due to the effect of tamas ) - these effects are not his Self.
This person doesn’t yearn for their effects either, when they are denied to him (for instance, when he is unsuccessful in learning something- the yearning for which comes from sattva ) - those desires are not the Self either.
Step-over with Awareness and Devotion.