Aptavani Shreni 04

SR No.: 030034
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust
Publication Year: 2013
Total Pages: 480
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 1 MB

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doubt. By doing nishkaam karma, the worldly life (sansar) will run smoothly. In truth, without first ascertaining, 'Who am I?', nishkaam karma is not possible. How can nishkaam karma be done as long as there is the presence of anger, pride, deceit and greed?
One believes he is doing nishkaam karma when the doer is someone else. Whatever activity he does, is all discharge. To believe 'I am doing nishkaam karma’ is itself bondage. As long as there is a doer of nishkaam karma, there is bondage.
Lord Krishna showed people a different way by which to attain worldly happiness! What is considered nishkaam karma? You have your own income. You receive income from your land and some from the printing press you have started. In twelve months you receive an average of 20-25 thousand from your assets. But if you base your expectation on this amount, and you make five thousand, you feel the loss of 20 thousand. And what if you had not made any expectations at all? Nishkaam karma means to do everything without expecting anything in return. Lord Krishna has given people a very wonderful thing, but is it possible for anyone to achieve this? People are not capable of this. It is very difficult to understand nishkaam karma precisely. That is why Lord Krishna said, that there might be just one or two persons who would understand the subtlest meaning of the Gita.
Questioner: If we do something without any intent of expectation (nishkaam bhaav), then we will not bind any karma, will we?
Dadashri: Do it with nishkaam bhaav (the intent of nishkaam). However, as long as you have the belief of, 'I am Chandubhai,' and you do nishkaam karma, then you will bind merit karma (punya). No matter what, the binding of karma will occur. If you become the ‘doer' then the bondage of karma is inevitable.