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? In this spiritual discourse, senior sannyasi of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, Swami Smaranananda Giri, offers insights 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, Swamiji illuminates Krishna’s call to action: to engage energetically in life’s duties, but without ego or attachment — “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 satsanga was live-streamed from Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram – Noida in October 2025.
