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Point of similarity:
Before speaking of the difference, let us dwell upon the similarity. In general the whole of the description of of the Gītā " of very much nearer the description of a Jaina Samana. In particular, some of the Gāthās of Samayasara are strikingly akin to the Gītā:
"While one is engaged and yet he is not engaged and while one is not engaged and yet he is really engaged" - Samayasāra, 197 12
Compare the Gītā:
"He, amongst men, is wise who sees non-action in action and action in nonaction"- Gītā, 4.18 13 The RhRT (153) supports it in another fashion:
"One who has renounced the fruit; we do not feel that he acts even if some action he has to perform, he remains steadfast in his intrinsic nature. Thus who knows that what a wise man does or does not do? "14
Take another Gatha of the Samayasara (247):
"One who thinks that I kill and I am killed by other creature, is an ignorant fool; the wise knows other wise" 15
Compare the Gītā:
"One who thinks the soul to be killer and one who thinks it killed; both of them do not know, it neither kills nor is killed"- Gītā, 2.19 16
The advise to mention equanimity under all circumstances is to well known to be elaborated here. This applies equally to both, the Gītā and the Samayasāra.
Disagreements:
Yet, the Similarity ends here. As is clear, the Gītā asks one to struggle without any personal motivation where as the Samayasāra expects one to withdraw from all worldly activites.
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