Chapter 2 Verses 2.38–53 Niṣkāma-karma-yoga / Buddhi-yoga – Detached work without reactions 2.38 Dutifully fight with equanimity → no sin 2.38 2.39–40 Buddhi yoga – no loss in this yoga 2.39 Buddhi-yoga 2.40 2.41–46 Vyasāyātmika intelligence and vedic karma-kāṇḍa 2.41 2.42–43 2.44 2.45 2.46 Knowing the purpose of Vedas 2.47–49 How to practice Niṣkāma-karma-yoga 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50–53 Benefits of acting in Buddhi-yoga 2.50 No reactions 2.51 No birth-death cycle 2.52 Indifference to Vedas 2.53 Fixed intelligence (acalā buddhi) and trance (samādhi) 2.31–37Sakāma-karma – Performing prescribed duty gives enjoyment 2.54–72Sthita-prajña – The qualities of a liberated soul (Jīvanmukta)