Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2: The Path of Understanding

Bhagavad Gita 2.71

vihāya kāmānyaḥ sarvānpumāṃścarati niḥspṛhaḥ | nirmamo nirahaṃkāraḥ sa śāṃtimadhigacchati ||

The person who gives up all desires and moves through life free from longing, without the sense of "mine" and without ego, attains peace.

Modern context

Three freedoms lead to peace: from craving, from 'mine', and from 'I'. The second and third go deepest. Much of our unrest comes from guarding what we call ours and defending the image we call ourselves. To the extent that those two loosen, there is less to defend and so less to fear.