Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 5 verse 26
Chapter 5 · Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Available Here and Now · Freedom Isn't Far Away

कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम् । अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम् ।।26।।

kāma-krodha-viyuktānāṃ yatīnāṃ yata-cetasām abhito brahma-nirvāṇaṃ vartate viditātmanām

Meaning

"For self-realized ascetics who are free from desire and anger, with minds controlled, liberation in the Divine is close at hand, both now and hereafter."

Explanation

Krishna reaffirms that this liberated state is available in this very life, not only after death.

Today's Life Lesson

Believe that real inner freedom is available to you in this very life, not just as some distant future promise.

More verses to reflect on