BHAGAVAD GITA pt. 45: Karma Yoga, Non-Doership, and Freedom from Karma
- E117
- 38:18
- February 23rd 2026
Chapter 5, v. 6-10
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 teaches how karma yoga purifies the mind and reveals the freedom of non-doership. This episode examines why renunciation is difficult without yoga, how selfish motive binds the soul, and how offering all actions to God dissolves the sense of doership. Learn how the lotus leaf metaphor illustrates living fully in the world while remaining inwardly free. This teaching illuminates the path of selfless service, purification of the mind, and awakening through daily life.
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