Daily Readings from the Works of Swami Venkatesananda
Song of God (Bhagavad Gita) Chapter II - 48 (Feb 11)
February 11, 2026
I/48. Perform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in yoga, abandoning attachment and remaining balanced in success and failure. Evenness of mind is called yoga.
Swamiji's Commentary
We should be in union with God. That is to be steadfast in yoga. It is not possible if we have attachment to ‘the world’ which includes the little self, its actions and motives. A simultaneous achievement of this two-fold yoga is conducive to a balanced state of mind; in Gurudev’s words, it is “Detach the mind from the world and attach it to the Lord.”
Swamiji's Commentary
We should be in union with God. That is to be steadfast in yoga. It is not possible if we have attachment to ‘the world’ which includes the little self, its actions and motives. A simultaneous achievement of this two-fold yoga is conducive to a balanced state of mind; in Gurudev’s words, it is “Detach the mind from the world and attach it to the Lord.”