Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 3 verse 43
Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

The Final Weapon · Your Deepest Self

एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना । जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् ।।43।।

evaṃ buddheḥ paraṃ buddhvā saṃstabhyātmānam ātmanā jahi śatruṃ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṃ durāsadam

Meaning

"Thus, knowing the self to be beyond the intellect, and steadying the mind with the self, slay this formidable enemy in the form of desire, O mighty-armed one."

Explanation

Krishna closes Chapter 3 with a decisive call to use the deepest part of the self to overcome desire's grip.

Today's Life Lesson

Draw on your deepest, calmest self today as your real strength against any pull that tries to derail you.

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