Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 verse 71
Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga

Inner Peace · Letting Go of Ego

विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः

vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumānś carati niḥspṛhaḥ

Meaning

"The person who has given up all desires and lives free from longing, without a sense of 'mine' or ego, attains true peace."

Explanation

Peace is not something we chase — it's what remains when we stop clinging to desire, possession and ego.

Today's Life Lesson

Notice one thing today you're gripping too tightly — a desire, an opinion, a need to be right — and loosen your hold on it.

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