Teaching
Anxiety feeds on inaction and large, vague fears. Dharmic action — even one small step — reduces it.
Original Text
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
Transliteration: Karmaṇyevādhikāraste
Meaning
Vedic texts consistently point to karma yoga — acting without attachment to outcome — as the cure for the paralysis that anxiety creates. You cannot control all outcomes, but you can always identify the very next right action. Doing it moves energy from worry into work.
Practical Application
Identify what is producing the most anxiety in your life right now. Break it down: what is the one action, completable in under ten minutes, that moves it forward? Do it before the day ends.
Source
Bhagavad Gita, BG 2.47
Attributed to: Vyasa