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

Bhagavad Gita 4.28

dravyayajñāstapoyajñā yogayajñāstathāpare | svādhyāyajñānayajñāśca yatayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ ||

Some offer their wealth as sacrifice, some their austerity, and some their yoga; and other ascetics of strict vows offer their study and their knowledge.

Modern context

Five offerings are named, and between them they cover most of what a person has to give. Wealth is given in charity. Comfort is given up in self-discipline. Attention is given in the practice of yoga. Time is given to study. The fruit of understanding is given in sharing what one knows. Nobody has all of these in equal measure, and everybody has at least one. The useful question is what one actually has to give, and it has many answers besides money.