Karmanye Vadhikaraste
ma phaleshu kadachana
Ma karma phala hetur bhur
mate sangostvakarmani" (Bhagavad Gita Chapter II
Verse 47)
"You have a right to action alone, never to its
fruit. Your motivation should not be fruit of action nor should you be attached
to inaction."
“You have the right to work and do good deeds, but never
to the results obtained from that effort, ever. Your motive should never be
looking towards the results of your actions, nor should you be attached to
inaction.”
Sri Krishna’s advice here is a call to man not to waste
his present moment in fruitless dreams and fears, but to bring his best – all the
best in him – to the present and vitally live every moment, the promise being
that the future shall take care of itself and shall provide the Karma Yogin
with achievements divine and accomplishments supreme.
(Holy Gita Ready Reference – Chinmaya Mission – page 35)
(Holy Gita Ready Reference – Chinmaya Mission – page 35)
Who is a real Karma Yogi?
A real Karma Yogi is one who understands:
- That his/her concern is with action alone;
- That he/she has not concern with results;
- That he should not entertain the motive of gaining a fixed fruit for a given action
- That these ideas do not mean that he should sit back courting inaction.
(Holy Gita Ready Reference – Chinmaya Mission – page 35)