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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 2 · Verse 48

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते॥

yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya, siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga ucyate

The Gita defines yoga here not as a posture but as balance of mind: the ability to give real effort without being thrown off by whether it succeeds or fails.

Do your work in balance. That steadiness of mind is the real practice.