UdyamGita

When you are deeply immersed in the duties of entrepreneurship, many of the general duties that common people perform need not be done if they do not help in achieving your goals. One has to completely devote oneself to the growth of the organization. Any activity that drains time and energy can be omitted. Daily chores, redundant activities, and social norms need not apply if they do not contribute to the larger objective.

Such entrepreneurs should not be attracted to activities that give only temporary happiness or excitement, or those that do not help the business grow directly or indirectly. To common people, such a person may appear antisocial. Some may ridicule the behavior, laugh at it, scold the person for not following norms, and may even label him as Adharmi.

However, in his own mind, he should be very clear about what real Dharma is. He should know which karmas to perform, which to stop, and which to change, along with the clear reasons behind these choices. He should not seek external validation and should remain contained within himself.

Entrepreneurs may get bombarded with a lot of information, misinformation, quotes, predictions, and reviews. But if he firmly knows that what he is doing is right, of course backed by logic and informed decisions, he should not be affected by adverse comments from people around him. When he is contained, his sole focus naturally becomes his goal.

Krishna now describes the state of inner clarity that comes after crossing confusion.

He says that when the intellect moves beyond delusion, it naturally loses attraction to what has already been heard and what is yet to be heard—promises, temptations, predictions, and assurances of enjoyment. When the mind stops getting pulled by such distractions and remains firmly established in higher awareness, one attains the state of perfect Yog.

This is not withdrawal from life—it is freedom from noise.

Business Insight

When a person is deeply immersed in entrepreneurship, many activities that common people consider mandatory lose their relevance.

Daily chores, social rituals, repetitive engagements, and activities that drain time and energy but do not contribute to organizational growth can—and should—be consciously dropped. Entrepreneurship demands total devotion. Anything that does not help achieve the business goal, directly or indirectly, becomes optional.

Such entrepreneurs naturally lose interest in activities that offer only temporary happiness or excitement. From the outside, this may look like an antisocial life. People may ridicule this behavior, laugh at it, question it, or even label the entrepreneur as irresponsible or adharmic for not following social norms.

Leadership Lesson

At this stage, what matters most is inner clarity about Dharma.

The entrepreneur must be clear about:

• What actions are truly necessary
• What karmas must be performed
• What activities must be stopped
• What habits need to change

And most importantly, why.

When this clarity exists, there is no need for external validation. The leader becomes contained, stable, and inwardly assured. Opinions, judgments, and labels from others lose their power.

Entrepreneurs are constantly bombarded with information—advice, misinformation, quotes, predictions, reviews, and opinions. But when one is firmly grounded in logic, informed decision-making, and clear intent, adverse comments no longer disturb the mind.

When the mind is contained, the soul’s focus naturally settles on the goal.

Key Takeaways

• Entrepreneurship demands selective detachment
• Not all social norms apply to founders
• Temporary pleasures dilute long-term focus
• Inner clarity matters more than external approval
• Noise reduces when purpose is clear
• Information overload should not shake conviction
• When intellect is steady, focus becomes effortless