“Relinquishing the Fruits Of Action” | A Talk in English by YSS Sannyasi Swami Smaranananda Giri

“By forsaking work no one reaches to perfection…. O Arjuna, remaining immersed in yoga, perform all actions, forsaking attachment (to their fruits).” — Bhagavad Gita III:4 and II:48 How can we truly live this divine counsel and free ourselves from the binding fruits of action, which cause the soul to return again and again in reincarnation? On October 12, senior sannyasi of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, Swami Smaranananda Giri, presented a talk in English on verses 47 to 51 of Chapter II of the Bhagavad Gita, titled “Relinquishing the Fruits of Action.” Drawing upon Paramahansa Yoganandaji’s commentary on the Bhagavad Gita in the book God Talks With Arjuna, Swamiji illuminated Krishna’s call to action: to engage energetically in life’s duties, but without ego or attachment — as Paramahansaji says, “to work intelligently, ambitiously, keenly! striving to create the right fruits of action, not for oneself, but for God and all His children.” An ordinary person might misunderstand this teaching, thinking: “If I am to relinquish the fruits of action, why not give up action itself, along with its challenges?” But the yogi learns that it is not action that binds, but attachment. The spiritual person realizes that God is the Doer, and that yoga is, as Yoganandaji defines it, “the art of proper action.” This talk was live-streamed from the Sadhana Sangam conducted at YSS Noida ashram. You may also like to explore: The Hidden Truths in the Bhagavad Gita (https://yssofindia.org/spiritual/the-...) READ: God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita (https://yssofindia.org/product/god-ta...) Yogananda and the Bhagavad Gita (https://yssofindia.org/paramahansa-yo...) WATCH: Discourses on The Bhagavad Gita (https://yssofindia.org/spiritual/disc...) READ: The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita (https://yssofindia.org/product/the-yo...) “Be Thou a Yogi!” — A talk by Swami Chaitanyananda Giri (https://yssofindia.org/teachings-libr...) ⁕⁕⁕ If you would like to support the spiritual and humanitarian work of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS), please click on this link: https://donateyss.org Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) devotees may visit https://donatesrf.org/OMC ⁕⁕⁕ Learn more about the Yogoda Satsanga Lessons, Paramahansa Yogananda’s home-study course on the science of meditation and art of balanced spiritual living: https://yssi.org/lessons ⁕⁕⁕ To read God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita — Paramahansa Yogananda’s translation and commentary on the immortal dialogue between soul and Spirit, please visit: https://yssi.org/Gita To read Yoganandaji’s selections from his critically acclaimed two-volume translation of and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita (God Talks With Arjuna): https://yssi.org/YogaOfGita To read Yoganandaji’s Autobiography of a Yogi: https://yssi.org/AoY ⁕⁕⁕ To learn more about how to participate in YSS online group meditations and see the full calendar of events for the YSS Online Dhyana Kendra: https://yssi.org/OnlineMeditation-Cal... ⁕⁕⁕ To find a YSS meditation centre near you, please visit the list of ashrams, kendras, and mandalis on our YSS website: https://yssi.org/Centres ⁕⁕⁕ For the latest content from YSS: https://yssi.org/Events https://yssi.org/YouTube https://yssi.org/Books ⁕⁕⁕