Chapter 3: Path of Actionकर्मयोग
3:5
“No one can remain without action even for a moment. Everyone is helplessly driven to action by the qualities born of material nature.”
Sanskrit
न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् | कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ||
Transliteration
na hi kaścit kṣaṇam api jātu tiṣṭhaty akarma-kṛt kāryate hy avaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛti-jair guṇaiḥ
Commentary
Complete inaction is impossible; even breathing is action. Rather than suppressing the natural urge to act, we should channel it spiritually. The goal is not to stop acting but to transform the quality of our actions.
Chapter 3
Path of Action