Be integrated and do actions only as an offering to Ishwara. Even there, let it be with the thought that may Ishwara be pleased with me and give up attachments O Dhananjaya.
Without attachment to results, the actions done born of pure Satwa guna capable of helping the individual to attanin knowledge of the Self, when you gain success in that or contrarily you are unsuccessful in the effort, among victory and defeat too, do actions by keeping the mind equal.
What is that Yoga standing on which a you do actions, it is said is the balance of mind between success and failure is called yoga.
Again further, united with that evenness of mind, work done as an offering to Ishwara, such actions….(will be continued in the next verse.)
– Brahmacharini Sharanya Chaitanya.
Sankara Bhashya–Part 19
Balance of mind is Yoga
Verse 2.47:
When you have desire for the results of actions, then the cause of experiencing the results which is Samsara will be yours so do not identify with the results of action.
When you are attached to te results and do actions, then rebirth which is caused by the results of action will be yours.
In case you are not going to strive for the results of action, then what is the point of action which gives so much sorrow? In this way do not get attached to this pattern of thinking. At the same time, do not desire to sit idle without doing any action.
If action must not be done with attachment to results, then how must action be done? It is said:
Verse 2.48:
Be integrated and do actions only as an offering to Ishwara. Even there, let it be with the thought that may Ishwara be pleased with me and give up attachments O Dhananjaya.
Without attachment to results, the actions done born of pure Satwa guna capable of helping the individual to attanin knowledge of the Self, when you gain success in that or contrarily you are unsuccessful in the effort, among victory and defeat too, do actions by keeping the mind equal.
What is that Yoga standing on which a you do actions, it is said is the balance of mind between success and failure is called yoga.
Again further, united with that evenness of mind, work done as an offering to Ishwara, such actions….(will be continued in the next verse.)
– Brahmacharini Sharanya Chaitanya.
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