Motif
Action without attachment to fruits
action_without_attachment_to_fruits
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gita EDWIN ARNOLD, C.S.I. / CONTENTS / CHAPTER I / CHAPTER II; lines 465-559 confidence: high
A tank pouring water to suit all needs is compared to Brahmans drawing text for wants from Holy Writ; the speaker urges action for right itself, without fruit-motive, and calls equability Yog and piety.
The speaker tells Arjuna to find reward in doing right itself, to let right deeds be the motive rather than their fruits, and to cast aside gain and merit.
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