Chapter 2 Bhagavad Geeta 

·          (2:47): Lord Krishna tells Arjuna to simply work and complete the action instead of worrying about the fruit of the action or using the fruit of action as motivation to do the action.

·         At the same time, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that one’s lack of focus on the result should not cause him or her to go into a state of inaction and not complete the job.

·         From this slokam, one should learn to live in the PRESENT when completing an action. They should not be worrying about happenings of the PAST or worrying about the FUTURE

·         Also, one should be steadfast when performing an action. In other words, they should concentrate fully with an even mind.

·         Also, the concept of Ishwararpanbuddhi and prasadbuddhi are tied into this slokam and idea. It involves leaving the result in the hands of the Lord and taking the result as the Lord’s Prasad, whether it is a success or failure and moving on.

·         By performing actions in this way, a person will most likely gain success.

·         In the subsequent slokams, Lord Krishna echoes similar sentiments.

·         However, he shifts the focus from action to attachment in (2:55), when he describes the man of Steady wisdom of “Stitha-Prajna”

·         According to Lord Krishna, the man of “steady wisdom” or “Stitha-Prajna” is one is unaffected by both adversity and prosperity, and one who is free of anger, attachment, hate, and desire.

·         This man is steadfast on the Lord.

·         Lord Krishna goes on to explain the negative consequences of attachment in 2:62 and 2:63.

·         Objects lead to attachments lead to desire leads to anger leads to delusion leads to loss of memory leads to destruction of discrimination which finally results in perishing

·         Thus, one should control his or her attachment towards external objects because such attachments can destroy his or her life.

By Sreedhar Ayyala