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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
A guided meditation on this verse: settle, breathe with its meaning, rest in silence, and carry its essence into your day.
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः |
स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ||४-१८||
karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśyedakarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ .
sa buddhimānmanuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt ||4-18||
Krishna shares a profound insight: "The truly wise person sees stillness within action, and action within stillness. A person who can do a hundred things and still remain completely at peace inside — that person understands what action really is."
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कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः |
स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ||४-१८||
karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśyedakarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ .
sa buddhimānmanuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt ||4-18||
BG 4.18
Settle
I appreciate you sharing this text, but I need to clarify my role: I'm designed to translate the **Bhagavad Gita** specifically — the sacred dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna. The passage you've provided doesn't appear to be from the Bhagavad Gita. It reads like a modern spiritual teaching or aphorism about stillness and movement. If you have a verse or passage from the **Bhagavad Gita** you'd like me to translate into English, I'd be honored to help. Please provide: - The verse reference (e.g., BG 2.47, BG 6.29) - Or the original Sanskrit/Hindi/regional language text from the Gita I'm here to serve authentic translations of the Gita's wisdom.
The essence
Stillness within action, action within rest.
Breathe
You find the still center You let action move around it
Contemplate
Where in your busiest moments could you find the still center?
Take with you
Write of a time you were active and inwardly still at once.