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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
act, and let go of the fruit
A guided meditation on this verse: settle, breathe with its meaning, rest in silence, and carry its essence into your day.
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ||२-४७||
karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana .
mā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo.astvakarmaṇi ||2-47||
Krishna gives Arjuna one of the most important teachings in the entire Gita: "You have every right to do your work — but you don't get to control the results. Don't let results be the reason you act. And don't use that as an excuse to stop acting."
Listen
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ||२-४७||
karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana .
mā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo.astvakarmaṇi ||2-47||
BG 2.47
Settle
You have every right to act, and none to the harvest. Let that loosen the knot of anxiety in your chest.
The essence
The work is yours; its fruit is not.
Breathe
You take up the work You release all you hoped it would earn
Contemplate
Where in your life are you gripping the harvest instead of the work?
Take with you
Write of one task you could do today and release the outcome of.