Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 156

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 2 Curiosity About Action योगस्थ: कुरु कर्माणि संग्ङंत्यक्त्वा धनंजय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्यो: समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते॥48॥ [ ‘‘The equipoise of mind that arises from profound absorption in the performance of action after renouncing attachment and being evenminded in respect of success and failure is, O Dhananjay (Arjun), given the name of yog.” ] Resting in yog, renouncing infatuation for worldly ties, and looking at success and failure with an equal mind, Arjun should undertake action. But what action? Krishn’s pronouncement is that men should do selfless action. Equipoise of mind is what is called yog. The mind in which there is no unevenness is full of equanimity. Greed destroys its evenness, attachments make it unequal, and desire for the fruits of action destroy its serenity. That is why there should be no hankering after the fruits of action. At the same time, however, there should also be no diminishing of faith in the performance of action. Renouncing attachment to all things, seen as well as unseen, and giving up all concern about achievement and non-achievement, we should only keep our eyes fixed on yog, the discipline that joins the individual Soul with the Supreme Spirit, and lead a life of strenuous action.