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SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
The Karma - Yogi having abandoned fruits of his actions obtains permanent peace while one who is not a Karma - Yogi remains bound as he remains attached to the fruits of his actions.- 12 सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी। नवद्धारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन् ॥ १३ ॥
The soul residing in body having renounced all actions mentally and remaining self controlled rests happily in the nine-gates city in form of this body itself doing nothing or causing others to do - 13 Note: We have seen in verses 8 and 9 above that the
soul of a Karma - Yogi does not participate in boodily activities. This verse is the projection of of that as Sankhya philosophy contends that Purush (Atman) remains aloof (kutasha) from the
activities of Prakriti. न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः । न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते ॥ १४ ॥
God does not Himself do anything, nor does He create actions of other people. He
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