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How do I find peace of mind according to the Bhagavad Gita?
In short
The Bhagavad Gita's deepest counsel on peace is its closing verse, 18.66: let go of every burden and take refuge in the Divine alone — and do not grieve. Peace comes not from controlling everything, but from setting the whole weight down and trusting you are held. From that surrender, fear and anxiety lose their grip.
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The verse
“sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja”
Bhagavad Gita 18.66 · Chapter 18, Moksha-Sannyasa YogaLet go of all your burdens and take refuge in Me alone. I will free you from all that weighs on you; do not grieve.
Krishna's final, crowning counsel to Arjuna at the close of the Gita, on the field of Kurukshetra — to surrender every burden and take refuge in the Divine alone.
In depth
Through eighteen chapters the Gita offers many paths to a steady mind — even action, equanimity, devotion. It ends with the simplest and most complete: sarva-dharman parityajya — let go of all your burdens, take refuge in Me, and do not grieve.
This is not resignation but release — handing over what you were never meant to carry alone. For a restless mind, the practice is to return, again and again, to that act of trust: to loosen the grip, offer the worry, and rest in being held. Peace, in the Gita, is the fruit of surrender, not of control.
Related questions
Which Gita verse is about peace of mind?
Bhagavad Gita 18.66 — its closing counsel to let go of every burden, take refuge in the Divine, and not grieve — is the verse most turned to for peace.
How does surrender bring peace in the Gita?
By setting down burdens you cannot carry alone and trusting you are held, the mind is freed from the fear and craving that disturb it — and peace follows.
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