5 Gita Shlokas That Work As Affirmations

By Akanksha
December 19, 2025

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Detach From the Fruits of Your Actions

“You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.”

“Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction.”

Steady Your Mind, Like a Flame Unmoved

“As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker…”

“…Such is the comparison for the disciplined mind of a yogi practicing self-realisation.”

Adversity Is Temporary, Tolerate It

“Contacts of the senses with objects give rise to cold and heat, pleasure and pain.”

“These come and go; they are impermanent. Therefore, O Bharata, endure them.”

Path to Knowledge and Peace

“A person who has faith and controls their senses gains true knowledge.”

“With that knowledge, they can attain ultimate peace.”

The Wise Remain Equal in Happiness and Distress

“One who is not disturbed by distress, who is not attached to happiness…”

and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom.”

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