The Bhāva door

Name a feeling or situation. Receive a verse to sit with.

Duty vs. desire, decision paralysis

I know what I should do but I don't want to · My heart and my duty are at war · I can't choose between two paths

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |

karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana .

2.47 Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits; let not the fruits of action be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.

Why this verse: Perform your duty without attachment to the results. This is the defining teaching on how to act when the heart resists.

BG 2.48Bhagavad Gītā

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय |

yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanañjaya .

2.48 Perform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success and failure. Evenness of mind is called Yoga.

Why this verse: Perform your duty equipoised, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga — the art of acting without being torn.