Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 5: Renunciation in Action
Bhagavad Gita 5.6
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः ।
योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥
saṃnyāsastu mahābāho duḥkhamāptumayogataḥ | yogayukto munirbrahma nacireṇādhigacchati ||
But renunciation, mighty-armed Arjuna, is hard to attain without yoga. The sage who is disciplined in yoga soon reaches Brahman.
Modern context
Renunciation without the training of disciplined action is hard to reach. A person who drops their duties and still carries their cravings has changed only their surroundings. Letting go is a capacity that has to be built, and it is built by working without clinging, day after day. One who trains in this way arrives 'before long'. One who tries to jump straight to the end struggles.