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Bhagavad Gita 6.28 · Krishna

It gets easier

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युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।

सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते॥

yuñjannevaṃ sadātmānaṃ yogī vigatakalmaṣaḥsukhena brahmasaṃsparśamatyantaṃ sukhamaśnute

Practising like this always, the yogi, free of faults, easily touches Brahman and enjoys boundless happiness.

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  • Brahman

What it means

Krishna promises that practice becomes easy. Sukhena, with ease. The yogi who keeps practising, freed from faults, comes to touch Brahman, the infinite, and enjoys atyantam sukham, boundless happiness. What starts as effort becomes natural, like breathing.

The story

Arjuna may fear that the inner life will be a constant struggle. Krishna says no. Like learning the bow, it's hard at first, then becomes second nature.

In your life

Imagine someone who struggled to run a mile and now enjoys a ten-mile run. Practice changed everything. Whatever good practice you're starting, trust that it will get easier.

Practice turns effort into ease.