Bhagavad Gita 8.28
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्। अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्॥
vedeṣhu yajñeṣhu tapaḥsu chaiva dāneṣhu yat puṇya-phalaṁ pradiṣhṭam atyeti tat sarvam idaṁ viditvā yogī paraṁ sthānam upaiti chādyam
Translation
The fruit of meritorious deeds, attached in the Vedas to sacrifices, to austerities, and also to almsgiving, the Yogî passeth all these by having known this, and goeth to the supreme and ancient Seat.
What it means
Whatever merit is assigned to Vedic study, sacrifice, austerity and almsgiving, the yogi surpasses all of it by knowing this, and reaches the supreme primal state. One insight outweighs the whole economy of merit. Knowing ends the accounting.
Try this today
The chapter's close: understanding outperforms every accumulation of merit - the yogi passes beyond the whole reward economy.
Something to reflect on
What merit am I still accumulating when understanding would retire the whole ledger?
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