Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 verse 21
Chapter 4 · Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Releasing Ownership · A Lighter Way to Act

निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः । शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् ।।21।।

nirāśīr yata-cittātmā tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ śārīraṃ kevalaṃ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam

Meaning

"Free from expectation, with mind and self controlled, having renounced all sense of ownership, one who acts with only the body incurs no sin."

Explanation

Krishna continues describing the psychological freedom of one who acts without possessiveness or expectation.

Today's Life Lesson

Practice today doing your work without claiming it too tightly as "mine" — let it simply flow through you.

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