Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 49

Krishna said

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥2.49॥

dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogāddhanañjayabuddhau śaraṇamanviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ

Meaning

Krishna says: action driven by desire is far inferior to action guided by balanced understanding, Arjuna. Take refuge in that understanding. Those who work only for the reward are to be pitied.

हिंदी में अर्थ

श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं: हे धनंजय, केवल कामना से किया गया कर्म, संतुलित बुद्धि से किए कर्म से बहुत नीचे है। उसी बुद्धि की शरण लो। जो सिर्फ़ फल के लिए काम करते हैं, वे दया के पात्र हैं।

Practise it today

Before starting your main work today, spend one minute asking "why is this worth doing?" and let that reason, not the reward, drive you.

Reflect tonight

Was your work today driven more by its meaning or by what you hoped to get?

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