The Gita according to Gandhi 247

The Gita according to Gandhi -Mahadev Desai

DISCOURCE 4 18. Who sees action in action and action in inaction, he is enlightened among men, he is a yogi, he has done all he need do. The ‘action' of him who, though ever active, does not claim to be the doer, is inaction; and the ‘inaction' of him who, though outwardly avoiding action, is always building castles in his own mind, is action. The enlightened man who has grasped the secret of action knows that no action proceeds from him, all proceeds from God and hence he selflessly remains absorbed in action. He is the true yogi. The man who acts self- fully misses the secret of action and cannot distinguish between Right and Wrong. The soul's natural progress is towards selflessness and purity and one might, therefore, say that the man who strays from the path of purity strays from selflessness. All actions of the selfless man are naturally pure.