Offer it all, and act in peace

mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṃnyasyādhyātmacetasānirāśīrnirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigatajvaraḥ

Offering all actions to Me, your mind on the Self, free of craving and of mine, fight, with the fever gone.

What it means

Krishna brings the teaching together. Offer every action to him. Keep your mind on the deeper Self. Let go of craving and of mine. Then do your duty, free of jvara, the fever of anxiety. For Arjuna, that duty is to fight. For anyone, it's facing their battle with peace.

The story

This is one of the turning points of the Gita. Krishna moves from philosophy to surrender. Arjuna doesn't have to carry the outcome. He can place it in Krishna's hands and simply act.

In your life

Picture someone walking into chemotherapy, nervous, who quietly says, I'll do my part, the rest isn't mine to hold. The fear softens. Before your hardest task today, offer it up. Then just do it.