Bhagavad Gita Shloka for today: Happiness and pain come and go, how to master over them and remain untouched

मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः ।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ।।

Arjuna was distraught at the bloodshed in the battle of Kurukshetra, " It is the blood of my own kin, oh Krishna," he cried in deep internal agony. His hands won't move to unleash his sword as he sat frozen. Lord Krishna turned, smiled, and said, "O son of Kunti, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed."

At the very depth of it, Lord Krishna says that life's joys and pains aren't forever. They show up, stick around for a bit, then vanish-just like winter's chill giving way to summer's heat. These feelings spark from our senses: a compliment lights you up, a criticism stings. But the real skill? Don't let them rattle your cage. Tolerate them coolly, without flipping out. Think about it in office life. You're a mid-level manager at a big firm. Monday morning, you nail a client pitch. Boss pats your back, team high-fives, bonus is promised and you feel like a winner. You start believing in your potential. Then Wednesday hits. Client ghosts you, project flops, boss calls you into a meeting with that tight-lipped frown. Things suddenly change despite the fact that you had put in sincere hard work for it.

Both success and failure are not permanent. They're temporary, born from what your eyes see, ears hear, skin feels. Happiness from the win? The feeling is fleeting and ephemeral. Is the loss causing you any distress? Same deal. Seasons change without asking permission. Clinging to summer or dreading winter just amps the drama. In corporate world, this plays out daily. Take sales teams during quarter-end. One rep closes a massive deal-high-fives and champagne pops (virtually, post-pandemic). Elation peaks. But next quarter? Pipeline dries, targets miss. Despair sets in. Vets who last decades know: tolerate it. Don't quit in winter's freeze or burn out in summer's blaze.




Why do we get disturbed? Senses trick us. Harsh feedback email feels like a personal attack, eyes scan words, brain spins worst-case. But it's just data, like rain on a window. Corporate example: boardroom presentations. CEO tears into your strategy. Distress surges, face burns, palms sweat. Learning tolerance isn't ignoring pain it's not letting it hijack you. Krishna pushes equanimity: steady through flux. In practice? Breathe deep when distress hits. Label it: "Winter sensation, passing." Same for joy, savor, don't overdose.

Life is not about chasing eternal summer or fleeing winter. Your senses create these states, but you have the power to choose disturbance. Corporate grind teaches this hard lesson: promotions fade, firings sting, but tolerators rise. Build that muscle: meditate five minutes daily, reframe "This too shall pass." Next flop? Smile inwardly. Next win? Nod gratefully. Arjuna got it eventually and fought on, wiser. You can too. In boardrooms or battlefields, seasons turn. Stay unshaken.