Bhagavad Gita 4.41

When knowledge of the Self burns away doubt like fire consuming kindling, you stand free—not because actions cease, but because the doer-sense dissolves. The karma-bound person sees themselves as the actor; the Self-realized person sees only the cosmic play moving through them, untouched and eternal.

This is not escape from life but its deepest fulfillment: you work with full presence while resting in the unchanging witness. When you surrender your actions to God and ground yourself in honest self-inquiry, even your daily responsibilities—work, relationships, decisions—become the very temple where you meet the Divine.