Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 verse 23
Chapter 4 · Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Complete Dissolution · Action as Sacred Offering

गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः । यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते ।।23।।

gata-saṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthita-cetasaḥ yajñāyācarataḥ karma samagraṃ pravilīyate

Meaning

"For one free from attachment, liberated, with a mind established in knowledge, who performs action as sacrifice, all karma completely dissolves."

Explanation

Krishna offers the promise of complete freedom for one whose actions become a form of sacred offering.

Today's Life Lesson

Treat today's efforts as a kind of offering rather than a transaction, and see how that shifts your inner experience.

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