Arjuna asked Krishna, “One time, You say that we should renounce all karmas; another time, You say that the discipline of action (karma-yoga) has to be adopted. Tell me, which of these two paths is better?” Krishna answered thus: “Renunciation (sanyasa) and the discipline of karma both lead to the same goal of liberation, Oh Arjuna! But know this. There is greater joy in doing work than in giving up work. The real renunciant (sanyasin) is one who does not desire one thing or hate another.” The word renunciation can well be applied to work done without regard to success or failure, profit or loss, honour or dishonour, to any activity performed as an offering to the Lord. Mere inactivity announced by the saffron cloth and the shaved head is no renunciation at all. To deserve the name, one must have avoided the duality of joy and grief, of good and bad. So, better than the giving up of activity is the giving up of its fruits; it also yields greater joy. That is the best path.
BAGAVAN SRI SRI SRI SATHYA SAI BABA
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