Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-18
Release
3. Some thinkers say that action should be abandoned, being tainted. Acts of sacrifice, charity and austerity should not be abandoned, so say others. Some say that action leads to bondage, as one can never get rid of desire for the fruit of action. If a person calls a naked person nude, the latter in turn calls him quarrelsome (131-135). One who is fond of food gobbles all kinds of food and suffering from indigestion finds fault with it. A leper, instead of blaming his rotting body, gets angry with the flies which hover round him. In that way the feeble-minded persons, who are greedy of the fruit of action and reluctant to relinquish it, denounce action as wicked and favour its total renunciation. Others declare that actions such as sacrifice ought to be performed; otherwise there is no other means for the purification of the mind. If one wishes to bring about early purification of the mind, one should not be sluggish in performing actions. If one wishes to purify gold, one should not neglect to burn it, in the crucible. If one wishes to see his face in a copper mirror, he should not neglect to keep ashes ready to polish it (136-140). If one wishes to get his clothes washed, he should not call the laundry-trough unclean. In the same way, even if actions cause trouble, one should not abandon them. For can anybody get tasty food to eat without cooking it? Some people advocate the performance of actions by such arguments. In this way, relinquishment of actions has become the subject of controversy. I, therefore, wish to explain to you the true nature of relinquishment and clear the controversy.
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