184. Peace Follows Renunciation
K rishna advised abhyaas yoga ( yoga of practice) in case one is unable to fix the mind on Him. He further says, “If you are unable to do abhyaas , be diligent in performing actions in the thought of Me. Even by engaging in activities for My sake, you shall attain divine bliss ( siddhi ). If you are unable to do even this, remaining attached to Me as your shelter, relinquish the fruits of all actions to be centred in the self ( atma-vaan )” (12.10 and 12.11). Every karma (action) has a karta (doer) and karma-phal (fruits of action). One path is dedicating the sense of doership ( kartapan ) to Paramatma which Krishna describes as ‘performing actions in the thought of Him’. Another path is renouncing the fruits of action. Krishna assures that devotion to swa-karma (own deeds) leads to siddhi (perfection or freedom) (18.45). Krishna says, “Better indeed is jnana (awareness) than abhyaas (practice); better than jnana is dhyan (meditation); better than dhyan ...