Gita Madhurya -Ramsukhdas 34

Gita Madhurya -Swami Ramsukhdas

Chapter III

what will be its result? The result will be that these worlds will perish and I should be the cause of confusion of castes and of the destruction of people.(24) So for You it is very necessary to perform action. But is it necessary for the wise (enlightened) men also to be engaged in action? Yes, it is not only necessary, it is very essential. As the unwise perform action earnestly with attachment laying claim to its fruit, so should the wise men act promptly without attachment, for the public welfare. A wise man should not unsettle the minds of ignorant people attached to action, but should get them to perform all their duties, duly performing them himself.(25-26) What is the difference between the actions performed by the unwise and the wise? The unwise man, whose mind is deluded by egoism, considers himself to be the doer of actions and thus gets attached to them. But the man understands that alt actions are being done by the modes of Prakrti (Nature) and thus the wise man who knows the truth about the spheres of Gunas (modes) and Karmas (actions) is not attached to them.(27-28) Does a man of perfect knowledge also have as much responsibility as you have? No, it does not make any difference, if the man of perfect knowledge does not perform action like the man of imperfect knowledge. But the man of perfect knowledge should not at least unsettle the mind of those fools, whose knowledge is imperfect.(29) I get unsettled, my Lord! What should I do?