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The Supreme Lord said: Karma-Samnyasa, and Karma-yoga
both lead to the Supreme. But, of the two, Karma-yoga is superior to
Karma-Samnyasa. (5.02)
A person should be considered a true Samnyasi or renunciant who neither
likes nor dislikes. Because, free from the dualities, O Arjuna, one is
easily liberated from bondage. (5.03)
The ignorant, not the wise, consider Karma-Samnyasa and Karma-yoga as
different from each other. The person who has truly mastered one, gets
the benefits of both. (5.04)
Whatever goal a Samnyasi reaches, a Karma-yogi also reaches the same
goal. One who sees the path of renunciation and the path of work as the
same, really sees. (See also 6.01 and 6.02) (5.05)
But Samnyasa, O Arjuna, is difficult to attain without Karma-yoga. A
Karma-yogi sage quickly attains Brahman. (See also 4.31, and 4.38)
(5.06)
A Karma-yogi whose mind is pure, whose mind and senses are under
control, and who sees one and the same Self in all beings, is not bound
(by Karma) though engaged in work. (5.07)
A Samnyasi who knows the truth thinks: I do nothing at all. For in
seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, walking, sleeping,
breathing; and (5.08)
Speaking, giving, taking, opening and closing the eyes, a Samnyasi
believes that only the senses are operating upon their sense objects.
(See also 3.27, 13.29, and 14.19) (5.09)
One who does all work as an offering to the Lord, abandoning attachment
to the results, is as untouched by sin (or Karmic reaction) as a lotus
leaf is untouched by water. (5.10)
A Karma-yogi performs action by body, mind, intellect, and senses,
without attachment (or ego), only for self-purification. (5.11)
A Karma-yogi, abandoning the fruit of work, attains Supreme Bliss while
others, who are attached to the fruits of work, become bound by selfish
work. (5.12)
A person who has subdued the senses and completely renounced (the fruits
of) all works, dwells happily in the City of Nine Gates, neither
performing nor directing action. (5.13)
The Lord neither creates the urge for action nor the feeling of doership
nor the attachment to the results of action in people. All these are
done by the (Gunas of) nature. (5.14)
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