Dislike towards something unpleasant is common. The mind constantly fluctuates between likes and dislikes. When a pleasant thing comes to a person he is happy, but soon after when something unpleasant occurs he is pained.
Thus the whole world is divided into 2 opposite extremes for the common man.
So long as there is pleasure there will be pain also. So long as there is joy there will be unhappiness also.
Pair of opposites always agitates the mind and lord mentions in gita very clearly about how they act on us and disturb and distract us from the path of self realization.
It is a delusion caused by the pair of opposites, like pleasure and pain, heat and cold arising from desire and aversion
Freedom from attraction and revulsion will eliminate the pairs of opposites
When there is no desire to enjoy a particular object there cannot be any pain resulting for the non possession of such objects
nor the hatred against those who stand in the way of such enjoyment.
Even if the desire is fulfilled the desire itself will not die with its gratification.
It seeks for more and more enjoyment and there is no end to desires.
So this subtle and powerful enemy should be fought with discrimination and dispassion and rooted out of the end.
Well said sangeetha.
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