Stress and depression have become like a pandemic. How to deal with them, and what is their permanent solution — the answer lies in this discussion.
Mental stress arises when the mind is overwhelmed by desires, fears, and attachments. The Bhagavad Gita offers a comprehensive framework for addressing this through spiritual practice.
Lord Krishna teaches in Chapter 2 that equanimity (samatvam) is the key to mental peace. When we remain balanced in success and failure, pleasure and pain, we transcend the cycles of stress.
The practice of Nishkama Karma — performing one’s duty without attachment to results — frees the mind from anxiety about outcomes. This is the essence of stress-free living as taught in the Gita.
Regular meditation, self-reflection, and surrendering to the divine will are practical tools from the Gita that can heal mental stress at its root, rather than merely treating its symptoms.