Chapter 3: Karma Yoga – Transforming All Activities into Yoga: Verse 28
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयो: ।
गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते ।।
tattvavit-tu mahābāho guṇa-karma-vibhāgayo:
guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate – 3.28
One who knows the truth about guṇas (of Nature) and karma (activity), perceives that prakṛti’s guṇas (in the form of senses) are mingling with guṇas (in the form of world objects), and consequently he does not court any delusional clinging (sanga).
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga – Transforming All Activities into Yoga - Verse 28
Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha
Besides being active, we have to generate an enlightened attitude towards the whole process.
Both external and internal counterparts in our personality are shaped and sustained by Nature’s guṇas, qualities. Hunger, appeasement, digestion, generation of blood, breathing, etc. are the design and course of Nature. Likewise mental, intellectual and ego functions are also Nature’s handiwork alone.
Senses interact with the objects around. Nature’s laws govern the process. Out of delusion, be not glued to it. No undue concern (sanga) is called for in the matter.
Spirituality means to probe into our own within and unearth the true nature of life and all that transpire in it. Identify matters properly; be enlightened and poised.
