Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 2

Bhagavad Gita 2.71

विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः। निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति॥

vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumānśh charati niḥspṛihaḥ nirmamo nirahankāraḥ sa śhāntim adhigachchhati

Translation

Whoso forsaketh all desires and goeth onwards free from yearnings, selfless and without egoism—he goeth to Peace.

What it means

Whoever abandons all cravings and moves free of longing, without "I" and "mine," attains peace. The last obstacles named are the subtlest: ownership and ego. Peace is what remains when they go.

Try this today

The practical summary: peace follows the release of craving and of possessive self-reference, not their fulfillment.

Something to reflect on

Which 'mine' am I carrying that peace requires me to set down?

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