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Karma Sanyasa Yoga · The Yoga of Renunciation
Bhagavad Gita 5.21
Sanskrit
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम् । स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते ॥5.21॥
Transliteration
bāhyasparśeṣvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yatsukham | sa brahmayogayuktātmā sukhamakṣayamaśnute ‖5.21‖
Meaning
“With the self unattached to external contacts, one finds the happiness that is in the Self; with the self harmonised in the yoga of Brahman, one enjoys imperishable happiness.”
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Theme: The Yoga of Renunciation
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