# Bookmarked: Panacea is simple and hard.

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 2025-05-22
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2025/05/22/a-panacea/
- Categories: link, philosophy
- Tags: life, musings, philosophy

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<p>The solution to a lot of world&#8217;s and your problems is likely going to be - </p>

<p>&#8220;Slow down&#8221;
&#8220;Think&#8221;
&#8220;Act kindly, to yourself and others.&#8221;
&#8220;Focus on the action, not on the outcome.&#8221;
&#8220;Learn to appreciate the beauty in everything. Amor Fati.&#8221;</p>

<p>People suggest that panacea doesn&#8217;t exist. The truth is that panacea exists, the actions to achieve it are simple and hard. </p>

<p>One of the most quoted parts of the Gita: </p>

> कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
> मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥

<p>Transliterated to English</p>

> Karmanye vadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadachana,
> Ma Karmaphalaheturbhurma Te Sangostvakarmani

<p>The crux in English suggests that one can only focus on one&#8217;s actions and is not entitled to the outcome of those actions. So, an outcome should never be the motive behind the actions. At the same time, don&#8217;t this shouldn&#8217;t cause inaction either. </p>

<p>To me, accepting and realizing and practicing this mindfully is the single most adult thing I&#8217;ve ever done in my life. It took me all of 41 years (today) to realize this, to accept this, to practice this and to become a believer. </p>

<p>It&#8217;s been my solution to:</p>

<ul>
<li>working out</li>
<li>achieving a healthy separation from my work identity</li>
<li>roll with life&#8217;s roller coaster</li>
<li>become a better parent</li>
<li>become a better person</li>
<li>become a better colleague and product manager</li>
</ul>

<p>I hope you too can realize this simple, but hard someday. And sooner than I did. </p>