Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 18

Bhagavad Gita 18.53

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते॥

ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ parigraham vimuchya nirmamaḥ śhānto brahma-bhūyāya kalpate

Translation

Having cast aside egoism, violence, arrogance, desire, wrath, covetousness, selfless and peaceful—he is fit to become the Eternal.

What it means

Having cast off egoism, force, pride, desire, anger and possessiveness; free of "mine," at peace: such a one is fit to become the Eternal. Fitness for the infinite is a kind of emptiness. What is left when the claims leave is what was real all along.

Try this today

The casting-off list: six burdens dropped, two qualities remaining - fitness achieved.

Something to reflect on

What remains when my claims leave - and is it enough?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.