Nishkam karma
requires you to forget about the result. The expectation of results and desires are inter
twined. You develop a desire, you go for an appropriate action and you get a result. Nishkam karma says that you stay in the middle, no desire, no
results. Just the karma.
Krishna in Gita goes on to make the point about the results
of a karma. He says:
Karmanye Wadikaraste Ma faleshu kadachana
Ma karmaphalheturbhurma te sangostwakarmani (2..47)
You have a right to perform the Karma but not to the fruits
of action. You have no control over the fruits of action.
You should not be desirious of the result and you should
not be interested in not doing your Karma.
This sutra is the key to nishkam karma. You have the right
to do the karma but not to the result. This does not mean tha there is no result.
And this also does not mean that there is no path to get
results. Karma is the only way to get any result. |