
BHAGAVAD GITA pt. 46: From Reaction to Right Action - The Practice of Inner Renunciation
- E119
- 35:38
- March 9th 2026
Chapter 5, v. 11-13
Explore karma yoga, inner renunciation, and spiritual awakening through the practice of acting without attachment. This episode examines how reactive patterns, ego-based desire, and attachment to outcomes cloud awareness—and how disciplined yoga practice restores peace and clarity. Drawing from timeless wisdom, it reveals how purified awareness transforms action into offering and service into spiritual realization. Discover how freedom arises not from avoiding life’s responsibilities, but from engaging them with discernment, equanimity, and awakened consciousness.
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