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The Path of Action (Karma-Yoga)
Act fully, but let go of the fruits — and action stops binding you.
Karma-yoga is the path of action done in the right spirit: doing one's duty fully but surrendering all attachment to the rewards. The Bhagavad-gītā's central teaching to Arjuna is that one cannot escape action, but one can act without selfish craving for its fruits — and such action purifies the heart rather than binding it. It is the Gītā's answer to the choice between worldly life and renunciation.
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- Bhagavad-gītāKuru-Pañcāla region · -150explains
- Gītārtha-saṃgrahaŚrīraṅgam · 980explains
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Vivekacūḍāmaṇi 10↗applies
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi · Śaṅkara (traditionally ascribed; authorship doubted)
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Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad · Vedic Revelation (śruti)
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