I do nothing at all

naiva kiñcitkaromīti yukto manyeta tattvavitpaśyañśruṇvanspṛśañjighrannaśnangacchansvapañśvasan

The one steady in yoga, knowing the truth, thinks, I do nothing at all, even while seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, walking, sleeping, breathing...

What it means

Krishna lists the ordinary acts of a body. Seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, walking, sleeping, breathing. The one steady in yoga does all of these, yet feels, I am not the doer. The body and senses simply do their work. The Self watches, untouched, free of the heavy sense of I did this.

The story

Arjuna has felt crushed by the thought, I will be the one who kills. Krishna shows him that much of life simply happens through us. Seeing this doesn't make us careless. It makes us lighter.

In your life

Notice right now. You're breathing, your heart is beating, you didn't decide either. Life is happening through you. Let that lighten something heavy you're carrying today.