Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 62

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते । सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते ॥

dhyāyato viṣayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣūpajāyate | saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho'bhijāyate ||

When one dwells on sense objects, attachment to them arises. From attachment, desire is born. From desire, anger arises.

Krishna reveals how suffering begins—not with desire, but earlier. When you dwell on sense objects (dhyāyataḥ viṣayān), not just seeing but repeatedly thinking about them, attachment (saṅgaḥ) forms. From attachment springs desire (kāmaḥ)—an intense craving to possess. When that desire meets obstacles, anger (krodhaḥ) erupts. This chain—contemplation→attachment→desire→anger—is the psychology of inner destruction. The key insight: it starts innocently with dwelling. Catch it there.