| 47. Thy concern
is with action alone, never with results. Let not the fruit of action be
thy motive, nor let thy attachment be for inaction.You are qualified for
works alone, not for the path of knowledge. And then, while doing works,
let there be no desire for the results of works under any circumstances
whatever. If you should have a thirst for the results of works, you will
have to reap those fruits Therefore let not your motive be the fruits of
your action. When a person performs work thirsting for the results of those
works, then he will be subject to rebirth as the result of action. Neither
may you be attached to inaction, thinking of what avail are these painful
works if their fruits should not be desired ?If a man should not perform
works urged by a desire for their results, how then are they to be performed
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