Equanimity is an inner balance
The Gita connects yoga with equanimity: a steadiness that does not collapse in disappointment or become careless in success. This balance allows a person to respond to events rather than be driven by them.
Detachment changes how work is held
The teaching does not say that effort is unimportant. It changes the place from which effort comes. The work remains serious, but the outcome no longer becomes the measure of personal worth.
A small practice
Before beginning a task, name the result you hope for and the actions you can control. Return attention to those actions whenever worry about the result takes over.
Read the source passages
These passages provide the textual basis for this guide.