The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

18 ╭ Freedom & Renunciation
arjuna
1
O Krishna, destroyer of evil, please explain
to me sannyasa and tyaga and how one kind
of renunciation differs from another.
krishna
2
To refrain from selfish acts is one kind of
renunciation, called sannyasa; to renounce
the fruit of action is another, called tyaga.
3
Among the wise, some say that all action should
be renounced as evil. Others say that certain
kinds of action – self-sacrifice, giving, and
self-discipline – should be continued. 4 Listen,
Arjuna, and I will explain three kinds of tyaga
and my conclusions concerning them.
5
Self-sacrifice, giving, and self-discipline should
not be renounced, for they purify the thoughtful.
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