— Bhagavad Gita 5.11 (tr. Swami Swarupananda, 1909)
About this quote
This verse comes from Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita, Karma Sannyasa Yoga (The Yoga of Renunciation) — the reconciliation of renunciation and action: both lead to freedom, but acting without attachment is the more practical path.
The Bhagavad Gita — ‘the Song of the Lord’ — is the dialogue between Krishna and the warrior Arjuna set within the Mahabharata, and one of the most influential spiritual texts ever composed. English translation by Swami Swarupananda (1909), a public-domain rendering from the Sanskrit; the exact chapter and verse are cited with this quote.
