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Chapter 2 • Verse 71
The Yoga of Knowledge
MEANING & CONTEXT
After verse 2.70's ocean metaphor, Krishna gives the practice: release the trinity that binds you. Vihāya kāmān—abandon desires. Not suppressing but letting go. Then live with three freedoms: niḥspṛhaḥ (without craving—even if desires arise, no desperate chase), nirmamaḥ (without mine-ness—no possessive grasping), nirahaṅkāraḥ (without ego—no self-inflation or deflation). The result? Śānti—peace not earned but revealed when these three release. This is the answer to becoming like the ocean: let go of kāma, mama, ahaṅkāra.
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You've been chasing peace through fulfillment—get the promotion, the relationship, the achievement. But peace isn't at the finish line. It emerges when you release the chase itself. Verse 2.71 names what drives you: kāma (craving more), mama (clutching what's 'mine'), ahaṅkāra (proving yourself). Let these go and śānti appears—not earned but revealed. The path isn't achievement but release.
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Where am I driven by the trinity—craving something (kāma), gripping possessively (mama), or proving myself (ahaṅkāra)? What happens if I release the grip just for today?
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