Chapter 5 · The Yoga of Renunciation

Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Action and renunciation are not two paths. They are one. The yogi acts in the world while remaining unshaken by it.

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Krishna on action and renunciation as one path
First verse · 5.1
अर्जुन उवाचसंन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि । यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम् ॥
Choose the path that truly serves your welfare.

It is honest to ask for clarity when two noble paths seem to pull in different directions.

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