Bhagavad Gita 5.17 · Krishna
Wholly turned towards it
तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः।
गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः॥
tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥgacchantyapunarāvṛttiṃ jñānanirdhūtakalmaṣāḥ
Mind on That, self in That, devoted to That, aiming at That, their faults washed by knowledge, they reach the place of no return.
Words
- jñāna
What it means
Krishna describes complete devotion to the highest. Their thinking, their sense of self, their commitment and their goal all point toward That, the Supreme. Jnana, knowledge, washes their faults away. They reach a state from which there's no falling back into confusion.
The story
Arjuna has been pulled in every direction. Krishna shows him what it's like when everything aligns. Mind, heart and will all turned one way. That alignment is itself a kind of freedom.
In your life
Imagine a musician whose whole day bends toward their art, and how alive they seem. Choose one thing that truly matters to you. Turn a little more of your day toward it.
Turn your whole self one way.