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Chapter 4Verse 42

Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

तस्मादज्ञानसम्भूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः। छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत॥

tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ hṛt-sthaṁ jñānāsinātmanaḥ, chittvainaṁ saṁśayaṁ yogam ātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata

Meaning

Doubt that sits in you unaddressed will keep you stuck longer than any outside obstacle. Krishna's instruction is direct: cut through it with what you actually know to be true, and then get up. Endless deliberation isn't the same as being careful. At some point you have to stand and move.

Reflection

Cut through the doubt with what you know is true. Then get up.