Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 3 verse 30
Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Offering Your Actions · Acting Without Fever

मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा । निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः ।।30।।

mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi sannyasyādhyātma-cetasā nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ

Meaning

"Surrendering all actions to Me with a spiritually focused mind, free from desire and possessiveness, fight with your fever of anxiety gone."

Explanation

Krishna gives Arjuna a concrete formula — offer every action to the Divine, and act free of anxious craving.

Today's Life Lesson

Try mentally offering today's efforts to something larger than yourself, and notice if the anxiety around them eases.

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