Bhagavad Gita 3.19
Krishna to Arjunaतस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर ।असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः ॥ १९ ॥
Transliteration
tasmād asaktaḥ satataṃkāryaṃ karma samācaraasakto hy ācaran karmaparam āpnoti pūruṣaḥ
Therefore, without attachment, continually carry out the action that ought to be done. For a person who acts without attachment reaches the highest.
Original King of Dwarka translationReflection inspired by Bhagavad Gita 3.19
Detachment does not empty the world of responsibility. Here it changes the way work is held, while the work itself remains worthy of attention.
Source & context
Krishna to Arjuna, in the teaching on action. The highest is left open in the English rather than reduced to worldly success.