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motive to reap their fruits and without any sort of attachment Such actions amount to abandonment called "Tyaga”. Even good actions done with a motive to reap their fruits binds ths soul. The Lord further explains that there are three types of rennunciation namely, Satvika, Rajasika and Tamasika. One who performs his obligatory duties or other good actions without any attachment or expectation of enjoying fruits of action, his renunciation is Satvika, one who does it with some motive or to gain fruits, his renunciation is Rajasika while one who renounces acions out of sloth or delusion, his action is Tamakika. We have seen that “Tyaga” means abandonment., But abanonment should be motiveless and quite natural.
This being the situation, it comes to saying that good actions that cannot be avoided should be performed without any attachment or desire to enjoy their fruit. If this is done the apparent distinction between Sanyasa and
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