Bhagavad Gita 2.47

You have a right to your actions, but never to the fruits of your actions.

Theme: Anxiety

"You have a right to your actions, but never to the fruits of your actions. Let not the fruits be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction."

Modern explanation

In the middle of the day, return to this: Effort is yours to give; outcomes belong to a larger order. Anxiety grows where the two are confused.

Practical application

Pause for sixty seconds. Feel your feet on the floor. Notice that this moment is, in fact, survivable.

Reflection question

If I removed the imagined future, what's actually happening right now?

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