Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 4: Knowledge and the Renouncing of Action

Bhagavad Gita 4.10

vītarāgabhayakrodhā manmayā māmupāśritāḥ | bahavo jñānatapasā pūtā madbhāvamāgatāḥ ||

Free from passion, fear, and anger, absorbed in me and taking refuge in me, many people, purified by the discipline of knowledge, have come to my state of being.

Modern context

Three things are named as dropped: craving, fear and anger. They are connected. We crave something, we fear losing it or never getting it, and we grow angry at whatever stands in the way. Loosen the first and the other two weaken. The verse also offers encouragement with the word 'many'. This is not a feat for one rare person in an age. It is a path that many people have walked to the end.