Arjuna might argue that even if the soul is eternal, the pain of separation is real. Kṛṣṇa addresses this by advising tolerance. He explains that happiness and distress arise from sense perception, much like the changing seasons of winter and summer. These feelings are ‘āgamāpāyino’, meaning they come and go. They are temporary and nonpermanent. Just as one tolerates the freezing cold to do their work, or the scorching heat to perform a task, one must learn to tolerate the emotional highs and lows of life without being derailed from one’s duty. Kṛṣṇa commands, “Just try to tolerate them.” He doesn’t say the pain isn’t there; He says it is fleeting. A warrior cannot abandon the field because the sun is too hot. Similarly, Arjuna cannot abandon his Dharma because his mind is currently distressed. Emotional resilience is the key to spiritual stability.