Sai Baba Gita - Do your Duty - But without Concern for the Results

08-02-2004, 05:40 AM

Sai Baba GitaAugust 2, 2004
Part Three
XXXI. Do your Duty - But without Concern for the Results
Krishna said, "Arjuna, you have work to do. Do it! But give up all interest in
the fruit of your work." Krishna did not say that there would be no fruit. The
fruit will certainly be there. Every action has its consequence or fruit. But
the fruit is not your concern; you should not aspire for it. Therefore, the
essence of Krishna's teaching is that you must do your duty, but do it without
keeping the outcome in mind.

Embodiments of Love,
For every action there is an outcome, and subsequently, this outcome gives rise
to another action. This ongoing cycle of action and result, result and action,
manifests itself in a way similar to the cycle of the seed and the tree. The
seed and tree also follow one after the other, with the seed giving rise to the
tree and the tree giving rise to the seed. Without a seed you cannot have a tree
and without a tree you cannot have a seed. The same thing is true for an action
and its result. These are natural cycles in the world. When this is so, with
one always following the other, why should you take a special interest in the
outcome? Your duty and responsibility is to perform the right action; have no
concern about the result. Krishna told Arjuna, "In this battle, you should be
indifferent to what happens to your own people or what befalls you. Do your
duty without letting your mind dwell on the outcome."
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