Chapter 5 · The Yoga of Renunciation · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 5.10 — Like a lotus leaf

ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः। लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥

brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ | lipyate na sa pāpena padmapatramivāmbhasā ||

Meaning

One who offers all actions to God and acts without attachment is not touched by sin, just as water does not cling to a lotus leaf.

In today's life

Work fully in the world but don't let results stick to your mind — live like the lotus, in the water yet untouched by it.

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