Bhagavad Gita 2.50
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते। तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्॥
buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛta-duṣkṛte | tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam ||
“One united with wisdom casts off both good and evil deeds in this very life. Therefore, devote yourself to yoga, yoga is skill in action.”- wisdom
- action
- guilt
- skill
What this verse is about
This verse speaks to a quieter kind of knowing, action, and what separates doing from being, and the heaviness of what we feel we should have done differently.
✦ Contemplation
Skill here is not about being the best. It is about not adding extra pain to what you are already doing.
✦ A small practice
Pick one task today. Do it without talking to yourself about it in your head.
Chapter 2
The Yoga of KnowledgeSāṅkhya Yoga
Krishna introduces the deathless Self, the duty of action, and the ideal of a mind that stays steady through pleasure and pain.
Dilemmas this verse speaks to
Questions real people carry that this verse has something to say about.
Sit with this verse a little longer.
Ask Dharma how this verse might land in your own life, and receive a calm, verse-grounded reflection.
Ask Dharma about 2.50