The Yoga of Action.

Do Nothing!

(Ruport Spira?)

Since the world Knew of Gita, there have been many a heavy weight champions as the experts on this Great Sanskrit Text.

Recently, referring to one such an expert a friend sought my opinion.

I really never have an opinion about any one howsoever reputed and well known.

As we all know there're umpteen number of commentaries on this extra-ordinary text. I find myself no-where standing in their comparision.

But I do remember the following verses :  Chapter 2 verse 9

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परंतप। 

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दं उक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।९।।

Chapter 18 verse 59

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे। 

मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस् त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।५९।।

And one from :

Chapter 12 verse 12

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद् ध्यानं विशिष्यते। 

ध्यानात्कर्मफलस्त्यागः त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।१२।।

In addition I would cite the last verse as in the

Chapter 18, verse 14 and 15

अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।

विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्।।

शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म कर्म प्रारभते नरः।

न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः।।१५।।

In addition, the following verse of the

Chapter 3 suggests 

प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः। 

अहङ्कार विमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते।।२७।।

All these verses point out one is never free to do or not to do anything.  No one has control over all The action, whatever that happens or happens not.

The idea of performing any action, out of one's free will is therefore a misleading notion and illusion.

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