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Chapter 6 · Dhyana Yoga

Reassurance · Good Effort Is Never Lost

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श्रीभगवानुवाच । पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते । न हि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति ॥

śrī bhagavān uvāca. pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśas tasya vidyate, na hi kalyāṇakṛt kaścid durgatiṁ tāta gacchati.

Meaning

"The Supreme Lord said: O Partha, neither in this world nor the next is there destruction for him; no one who does good, My dear one, ever comes to grief."

Explanation

Sincere effort toward good is never wasted, even if it doesn't finish exactly the way you planned.

Today's Life Lesson

Don't fear that your sincere efforts today will come to nothing—nothing good is ever truly wasted.

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