Thus the final paradox: because the Sage does not claim, his achievement endures. Non-attachment safeguards works from the erosion of ego, keeping them adaptable and widely owned. The Bhagavad Gita offers a resonant counsel—“You have a right to action, not to its fruits” (2.47)—suggesting that durability grows from freedom from grasping.
When results are not seized, they can be maintained by many hands; when credit is not hoarded, goodwill replenishes effort. Laozi closes the loop: by loosening control, one secures continuity. Letting go becomes the surest way to let things last. [...]
