What makes man commit sin while performing actions?


"O Arjuna, It is lust begotten of RAJAS Guna, which appears as wrath; it is insatiable and grossly wicked. Know this to be the enemy in this case." (Chap 3 -verse 37)



"As flame is covered by smoke, mirror by dirt and embryo by the womb, so is Knowledge of the living entity covered by lust." (Chap 3 -verse 38)



"And, Arjuna, Knowledge stands covered by this eternal enemy of the wise, known as lust, which is insatiable like fire." (Chap 3 -verse 39)

"The senses, the mind and the intellect are declared to be its seat; screening the light of the Truth through these; it is this lust that deludes the embodied soul." (Chap 3 -verse 40)

"The man dwelling on sense-objects develops attachment for them. From attachment lust develops and from lust anger arises." (Chap 2 -verse 62)



"From anger, complete delusion arises and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool." (Chap 2 -verse 63)

"Lust, anger and greed - the triple gate of hell brings about the ruination of the soul. Therefore, one should avoid all these three." (Chap 16 -verse 21)




In the last question, we saw action cannot be avoided and what sort of actions must be done. Now, let us explore how action should be performed? THIS IS THE CENTRAL CORE OF THE GITA.



"YOUR RIGHT IS TO WORK ONLY, BUT NEVER TO THE FRUIT OF IT. NEVER CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE THE CAUSE OF RESULTS OF ACTIVITIES AND NEVER BE ATTACHED TO NOT DOING YOUR DUTY." (Chap 2 -47)











"Offering the fruit of actions to God, the Karmayogi attains everlasting peace in the shape of God-Realization, whereas, he who works with a selfish motive, being attached to the fruit of actions through lust, gets tied down." (Chap 5 -verse 12)

"Perform your duties established in YOGA, renouncing attachment, and be even-tempered in success and failure; such an evenness of temper is called YOGA." (Chap 2 -verse 48)



"Go on efficiently do your duty without attachment. Doing work without attachment man attains the Supreme." (Chap 3 -verse 19)




"It is performing action without attachment alone that Janaka and other wise men reached perfection. Having an eye to maintenance of the world too you should take to action." (Chap 3 -verse 20)

(i.e anything that benefits the world must be done and man has to act and not remain passive)






"For whatever a great man does that very thing other men also do; whatever standard he sets up, the generality of men follow the same. " (Chap 3 -verse 21)












"He who acts offering all actions to God, and shaking off attachment, remains untouched by sin, as the lotus leaf by water." (Chap 5 -verse 10)







"A KarmaYogi performs actions with senses, mind, intellect and body as well, but after withdrawing the feeling of MINE in respect of them and performs simply for the sake of self-purification." (Chap 5 -verse 11)








"Arjuna, he who performs all his duties for MY sake, depends upon Me, is devoted to Me; has no attachment and free from malice towards all beings, reaches Me." (Chap 11 -verse 55)









"Dedicating all actions to Me with your mind fixed on Me, the SELF of all, freed from hope and the feeling of lethargy and cured of mental fever, O Arjuna, fight." (Chap 3 -verse 8)

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