[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 2.50 · spoken by Krishna ]
The Gita's second definition: yoga is excellence in action.
One united with wisdom casts off both good and bad karma in this very life. Therefore strive for yoga. Yoga is excellence in action.
SANSKRIT
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते । तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् ॥२-५०॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“Even good karma is a chain — a golden one. The wise act from beyond the ledger of merit and sin. Harness yourself to yoga. Work so cleanly that nothing sticks. Yoga is skill in action.”
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