Chapter 4 Shloka 21 निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् Niraasheeryatachittaatmaa tyaktasarvaparigraha Shaareeram kevalam karma kurvannaapnoti kilbisham Without expectation and with a subdued body and mind giving up all possessions performing actions only for maintaining the body a Person does not incur sin. Our mind is always racing with thoughts and anxieties about the future for example will this happen or will that happen or what will go wrong and so on. But when we enter a peaceful place like a temple or a library we notice that our thoughts tend to quiet down. This is because the sights smells and sounds of such places put a cover around our mind and senses cause them to brood over a higher ideal. Shri Krishna also urges us to contemplate upon a higher ideal as much as possible. When that happens our mind and our body automatically become quiet and subdued. Now, in the course of the project, we may end up creating certain objects – a huge report, an excel file, a powerpoint presentation, a cutting-edge invention and so on. The wealth generated from the project will enable us to buy a new house, car, TV etc. We may notice that we develop a strong attachment, a strong sense of possessiveness towards these objects. Our ego may get inflated because we think that we created them, or own them. But that attitude makes us slaves of those objects. The reality is that nature produced the raw materials, as well as the knowledge to convert those into these objects. We did not “do” anything. We should take care of possessions but not be bound to them and when our possessive thinking diminishes our actions will also reduce then we care only about our Svadharma and on keeping our mind and body fit for the service. (Jai Shri Krishna)
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