Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 6 verse 41
Chapter 6 · Dhyana Yoga

Reassurance · Nothing Spiritual Is Lost

प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः । शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते ॥

prāpya puṇyakṛtāṁ lokān uṣitvā śāśvatīḥ samāḥ, śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe yogabhraṣṭo'bhijāyate.

Meaning

"Having attained the worlds of the righteous and dwelling there for countless years, one who has fallen from Yoga is reborn in the home of the pure and prosperous."

Explanation

Even an unfinished spiritual journey isn't lost—it carries forward into circumstances that support continuing the effort.

Today's Life Lesson

Trust that the inner work you do today carries forward, even if this chapter of it feels incomplete.

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