Do good, without clinging

etānyapi tu karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā phalāni cakartavyānīti me pārtha niścitaṃ matamuttamam

Yet even these should be done giving up clinging and the fruit. This, Partha, is My firm and highest view.

What it means

Krishna adds the key condition. Do these good acts, but without attachment, and without clinging to their rewards. Not for heaven, not for praise, not for good luck. This, he says, is his firm and highest conviction. It's the whole Gita in one line. Do good. Let go.

The story

Krishna rarely says this is my conviction so directly. Here he does. Arjuna hears the heart of his friend's teaching in one sentence.

In your life

Think of someone who donates blood regularly and never finds out who it helped. Do one good thing today and let it go completely.