maa karmafalaheturbur maa te sangostvakarmani (2.47)
yogasthah kuru kramaaNi sangam tyaktvaa dhananjaya
siddhyasiddhyo samobhootvaa samatvam yogamuchyate (2.48)
seeds become saplings
saplings become trees
trees bear fruit
carrying the replicated seed...
some in years,
some in weeks
absorbing water from earth
and sun's comforting heat...
action is the seed,
and to sow, to care
both an urgent need
and your birthright
whatever results
is in its own time,
by grace and natures's
nurturing insight
belonging to nature, not for you to grab
these fruits of the action
whether disgusting
or causing delight...
neither getting stuck
in resistance, worry or inaction
nor running hastily
or refusing to leap
smile and sow,
acting with contentment
confidence and fullness
not in the feverish
or insecure
greed to reap
do what needs to be done
united, centered in trust
that whatever happens
is what needs to happen
with a sportsman's zest
transcend your best,
play united, in harmony
doing what you can do
dropping the worry of what you cant
so that whether you lose or win
the game is total fun
if you remember its a privilege to play
neither success nor failure
ever becomes a burden...
from your true nature
when you act
the path itself is the culmination
head cool,
hands busy
heart filled
with content celebration
if you remember its a privilege to play
neither success nor failure
ever becomes a burden...
from your true nature
when you act
the path itself is the culmination
head cool,
hands busy
heart filled
with content celebration
every action then is
a free flowing dance
in the journey to now-here
where every step
itself is the destination...
that balanced state
restfully focussed
and alert calmness
when all work is play
is the yoga
-the harmony way...
Mahatma Gandhi's Version
47. Action alone is thy province, never the fruits thereof; let not thy motive be the fruit of action, nor shouldst thou desire to avoid action.
48. Act thou, O Dhananjaya, without attachment, steadfast in Yoga, even-minded in success and failure. Even-mindedness is Yoga.
Dr. Ramanand Prasad's version
You have Adhikaara over your respective duty only, but no control or claim over the results. The fruits of work should not be your motive. You should never be inactive. (2.47) (The word Adhikaara means ability and privilege, prerogative, jurisdiction, discretion, right, preference, choice, rightful claim, authority, control.)
Do your duty to the best of your ability, O Arjuna, with your mind attached to the Lord, abandoning (worry and) attachment to the results, and remaining calm in both success and failure. The equanimity of mind is called Karma-yoga. (2.48)
"The flaw in doing something as an act is that you look for a result. When it is done as your nature, you are not attached to the result and you continue doing it. An action that arises from your nature is neither tiring nor frustrating. For example, daily routines like brushing one's teeth or bathing are not even considered actions because they are so integrated into one's life. You do all this without doership. When Seva is made part of your nature, it happens without doership." ~ Sri Sri ... from Weekly Knowledge #171, 17 Sep 1998
"When you have to be acting or putting out effort, know that life is short. When you realize life is short, procrastination falls away. When it comes to enjoying the fruit of your actions, good deeds or even blessings, know that life is eternal. Anytime that you are in a hurry to get the result, you cannot enjoy. So know that life is eternal. " ~ Sri Sri from Weekly Knowledge #201, 28 Apr 1999
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