Chapter 18 · Verse 10 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.10
Sanskrit
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।
Transliteration
na dveṣhṭy akuśhalaṁ karma kuśhale nānuṣhajjate tyāgī sattva-samāviṣhṭo medhāvī chhinna-sanśhayaḥ
In plain words
You're caught between two exhausting poles: hating yourself for what you did wrong, or clinging desperately to what went right. Krishna says the way out is neither self-rejection nor self-obsession, but a clear mind that acts with full skill and care, then lets go. That freedom—where you do your best and stop demanding that life reward you for it—is what actually heals.
Word by Word
The true renunciate, Sri Krishna teaches, is not one who merely abandons action but one who has transcended the emotional polarities that bind us—neither recoiling from difficulty nor grasping at comfort. This equanimity arises naturally when the mind dwells in sattva, the clarity of truth, and all doubts about the self dissolve.
In modern life, this means performing your duties with full presence and skill, yet remaining inwardly free from the exhausting cycle of approval-seeking and blame-avoidance that fragmentizes your consciousness.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.10 — BG 18.10
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