Bhagavad Gita 3.32 · Krishna
When we refuse to try
ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम्।
सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः॥
ye tvetadabhyasūyanto nānutiṣṭhanti me matamsarvajñānavimūḍhāṃstānviddhi naṣṭānacetasaḥ
But those who scoff at this teaching and do not live it, know them as confused in all knowledge, adrift and without discernment.
What it means
Krishna names the other side. Those who scoff at this teaching and refuse to practise it lose their way. Not because they're punished, but because they cut themselves off from what could free them. Rejecting wisdom out of resentment leaves a person adrift.
The story
Krishna is not threatening Arjuna. He's showing the cost of closing one's heart. Arjuna has been arguing. Krishna gently warns him not to argue his way out of the very help he asked for.
In your life
Picture someone who mocks therapy for years, then finally tries it and wishes they'd started sooner. Notice what you dismiss too quickly. Give one challenging idea a fair try.
Don't scoff away what could help you.