The wheel keeps turning

evaṃ pravartitaṃ cakraṃ nānuvartayatīha yaḥaghāyurindriyārāmo moghaṃ pārtha sa jīvati

Whoever does not keep turning this wheel, living for the senses and in wrongdoing, lives in vain, Partha.

What it means

Krishna calls the cycle of giving a wheel set in motion. Each of us helps keep it turning. Someone who lives only for pleasure and refuses to take part, he says, lives in vain. Not a sinner to be punished, but a life that misses its point.

The story

Arjuna had wondered what life was worth. Here's Krishna's answer. Life's worth comes from taking part in the turning wheel, giving and receiving, acting for more than oneself. Stepping off would make his own life smaller.

In your life

Picture someone retiring early to do nothing at all, and feeling lost within a year. Then they start volunteering, and life returns. Find one way to keep the wheel turning for others this month.