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Bhagavad Gita for Stress and Burnout: Working Without Attachment
Stress · Burnout · Equanimity
Stress isn't a failure of discipline — it's what happens when your sense of self gets tied to outcomes you can't control. The Gita has a specific practice for this. Harder than it sounds, but the conversation helps.
तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर।
असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः॥Therefore, without attachment, always perform the action that must be done — for through action performed without attachment, one reaches the highest.
BG 3.19, Bhagavad Gita
Common questions about the Bhagavad Gita and stress
What does the Bhagavad Gita say about stress?
The Gita frames stress as the result of tying your identity to results you can't control. Verse 3.19 prescribes acting fully while releasing attachment to the outcome — demanding in practice, but it removes the root of the strain.
What is equanimity in the Bhagavad Gita?
Equanimity (samatva) is steadiness of mind toward success and failure alike. The Gita calls this evenness 'yoga' and treats it as the antidote to burnout.
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