Nishkam karma or desireless action refers to an action that not motivated by the desire for the fruits or results. To the common understanding that takes desire to be the pivot of all action, this may seem this may seem like an invitation into inaction. However even in ordinary life desire is not the sole motivator. There is also habit and idealism. The purpose of disinheriting the push of desire is to be eventually moved by the Divine Will alone.
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‘Sri Aurobindo does not belong to the past nor to history. Sri Aurobindo is the Future advancing towards its realisation. Thus we must shelter the eternal youth required for a speedy advance, in order not to become laggards on the way.’ The Mother
I had been afraid of meeting her. It had taken me six long weeks to get to this point because I was afraid of her. In some of her photographs we see how formidable she can be.