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Bhagavad Gita: Understanding One Shloka at a Time. (Chp. 4, Verse 21) — HBR Patel
निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रह: |
शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् || 21||
Without any desire, with the mind and body fully controlled, without any sense of proprietorship, performing only actions to maintain body sustenance, such person never incur sin.
Bhagwan Shri Krishna clarifies the importance of the intention of an enlightened mind in determining the impact of actions on us.
If the person gives up on any desire with full control of body and mind and gives up the sense of ownership of that action that he is about to perform for body sustenance, then that person would never incur any sin.
Because the person is bereft of expectancy or devoid of all desires for rewards, the action does not harm or bind him to the material world.
If we meditate and focus on the divine form or the murti of the Bhagwan, we will come to know how our thoughts are jumping from one place to…
