Commentary on the Srimad Bhagavad Gita- Discourse 5.7. - Swami Krishnananda
------------------------------------------------ Saturday, October 17, 2020. 10:28.AM. Discourse 5: The Second Chapter Concludes – The Establishment of the Soul in Universality - 7. ------------------------------------------------- 1. The reason why the fruit of an action should not be expected by us is that it is not in the hands of any one person. It is in the hands of a big cabinet of forces, as it were, as I mentioned earlier, and, finally, the will of the Supreme. Inasmuch as the fruit comes from all sides though the action proceeds from one side, we should not concentrate our minds on the fruit of the action. 2. Because our desired fruit is not going to accrue from our particular action, and we are disappointed because somebody is controlling the destiny of our actions, what is the good of doing anything at all? We will keep quiet. We should not be attached to action with the desire for fruit, nor should we be attached to non-action: "Ma karmaphalahetur bhur ma te sam...