399: Self-realization not Sense Gratification

Wisdom of the Sages - A podcast by Raghunath Cappo & Kaustubha Das

our miseries are due to a misconception of self-identity / the counterintuitive key - human life is not meant for sense gratification, it is meant for self-realization / we’re chasing a mirage that draws us deeper & deeper into the desert / controlling our senses means freedom / Bhagavad-gītā (2.59) - the higher taste / consciousness is active by nature SB 3.7.12-14