Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 25
Chapter 5 · Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Liberation Through Service · Caring for All Beings

लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः । छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः ।।25।।

labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇa-kalmaṣāḥ chinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ

Meaning

"Sages whose impurities are destroyed, whose doubts are cut away, whose minds are disciplined, and who delight in the welfare of all beings, attain liberation in the Divine."

Explanation

Krishna links spiritual liberation directly to genuine care for the wellbeing of all living beings.

Today's Life Lesson

Let a genuine concern for others' wellbeing be part of your own path toward inner peace today.

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