The Gita according to Gandhi 227

The Gita according to Gandhi -Mahadev Desai

DISCOURCE 3 The Lord Said: 3. I have spoken, before, O sinless one, of two attitudes in this world—the Sankhayas', that of Jnana yoga and the Yogins', that of karma yoga. 4. Never does man enjoy freedom from action by not undertaking action, nor does he attain that freedom by mere renunciation of action. ‘Freedom from action' is freedom from the bondage of action. This freedom is not to be gained by cessation of all activity, apart from the fact that this cessation is in the very nature of things impossible (see following shloka). How then may it be gained? The following shlokas will explain. 5. For none ever remains inactive even for a moment; for all are compelled to action by the gunas inherent in prakriti.