The Gita according to Gandhi 256

The Gita according to Gandhi -Mahadev Desai

DISCOURCE 5 This discourse is devoted to showing that renunciation of action as such is impossible without the discipline of selfless action and that both are ultimately one. Arjuna Said: 1. Thou laudest renunciation of actions, O Krishna, whilst at the same time thou laudest performance of action; tell me for a certainty which is the better. The Lord Said: 2. Renunciation and performance of action both lead to salvation; but of the two, karmayoga (performance) is better than sannyasa (renunciation). 3. Him one should know as ever renouncing who has no dislikes and likes; for he who is free from the pairs of opposites is easily released from bondage. That is, not renunciation of action but of attachment to the pairs determines true renunciation. A man who is always in action may be a good sannyasa (renouncer) and another who may be doing no work may well be a hypocrite.