Gita 02.47 – Make sense of four counterintuitive assertions by seeing the full picture Audio: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-47-make-sense-of-four-counterintuitive-assertions-by-seeing-the-full-picture karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr [...]
Let me value your remembrance above all results Bhagavad Gita 2.47 karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi "To [...]
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Why does Krishna want us to be detached from the fruits of our work? (Bhagavad-gita 02.47) Because he wants to ensure that our care and [...]
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When we want to achieve something difficult, we often envision the result and that vision inspires us to strive determinedly. While envisioning the result can [...]
People familiar with the Bhagavad-gita often question the practicality of its instruction (02.47) to work without attachment to results: “If we are detached from results, [...]
Some people ask, “The Bhagavad-gita recommends detachment from the results of work. But how can we work responsibly if we don’t care for the results?” [...]
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