On action alone be thy interest, Never on its fruits. Let not the fruits of action be thy motive, Nor be thy attachment to inaction.
Bhagavad Gita
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One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men.
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Action is the product of the Qualities inherent in Nature.
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Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.
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As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes.
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The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see truly
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Thou hast power only to act not over the result thereof. Act thou therefore without prospect of the result and without succcumbing to inaction <br/>(<br/>The translation follows thus<br/><br/>Karmani ave adhikars te<br/>--you have the power to act only<br/>ma phalesu kadachana<br/>--you do not have the power to influence the result<br/>ma karmaphal hetur bhoo<br/>--therefore you must act without the anticipation of the result<br/>ma sangostu akramani<br/>--without succumbing to inaction<br/>)
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Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction.
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