Short-Term Pleasure or Long-Term Fulfillment
I explain a verse from the Katha Upanishad which contains the entire range of yogic wisdom, and offers teachings on how to find higher purpose and meaning in life. Verse 1.2.1 अन्यच्छ्रेयोऽन्यदुतैव प्रेयस्ते उभे नानार्थे पुरुष्ँसिनीतः । तयोः श्रेय आददानस्य साधुर्भवति हीयतेऽर्थाद्य उ प्रेयो वृणीते ।। 1.2.1 ।। “The good (shreya) and the pleasant (preya) are two different things. They motivate a person to pursue two different goals. The one who embraces the good meets with auspiciousness. But the one who chooses the pleasant is lost.”
