Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
The path of selfless action — fulfilling one’s duty without attachment to results, in harmony with dharma.
🧘 Overview
Karma Yoga emphasizes performing action without clinging to the outcome. Lord Krishna teaches Arjuna that everyone is bound to act, and the wise engage in service, for the good of society and inner purification.
📜 Key Teachings
- Action is superior to inaction; even maintaining your body requires work.
- Perform duty without selfish desires — this is true renunciation.
- The wise act to set examples for others.
🔖 Selected Verse
“You have a right to perform your duty, but not to the fruits of your actions.”
– Bhagavad Gita 3.19
🌱 Practical Reflection
Practice karma yoga by offering your work as a service, without obsessing over results. Stay committed to your duty, and surrender the outcomes to the Divine.