A Short History of Religious and Philosophic Thought in Bharatham - 5.2 : The Bhagavadgita - Swami Krishnananda
======================================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/02/2020. Chapter 4: The Bhagavadgita-5. 5. THE SECRET OF RIGHT ACTION -2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. No one would gain anything by trying to cease from action, because no one can remain without action even for a moment, as everyone is forcibly driven to it by the properties of Prakriti whose very nature is to evolve increasingly into higher levels of being. There is no point in maintaining an inactivity of the body while the mind and the senses are engaged in the quest of their objects. It is true karma yoga when one engages oneself in outward action in keeping with the way of the world, while the mind and the senses are under perfect control. The purpose of work is not the achievem...