Sai Baba Gita - Do your Duty - But without Concern for the Results

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Sai Baba GitaAugust 2, 2004

Part Three

XXXI. Do your Duty - But without Concern for the Results

Krishna said, "Arjuna, you have work to do. Do it! But give up all interest in

the fruit of your work." Krishna did not say that there would be no fruit. The

fruit will certainly be there. Every action has its consequence or fruit. But

the fruit is not your concern; you should not aspire for it. Therefore, the

essence of Krishna's teaching is that you must do your duty, but do it without

keeping the outcome in mind.

 

Embodiments of Love,

For every action there is an outcome, and subsequently, this outcome gives rise

to another action. This ongoing cycle of action and result, result and action,

manifests itself in a way similar to the cycle of the seed and the tree. The

seed and tree also follow one after the other, with the seed giving rise to the

tree and the tree giving rise to the seed. Without a seed you cannot have a tree

and without a tree you cannot have a seed. The same thing is true for an action

and its result. These are natural cycles in the world. When this is so, with

one always following the other, why should you take a special interest in the

outcome? Your duty and responsibility is to perform the right action; have no

concern about the result. Krishna told Arjuna, "In this battle, you should be

indifferent to what happens to your own people or what befalls you. Do your

duty without letting your mind dwell on the outcome."

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