Today, Swamiji explained some shlokas in the 5th chapter of the Gita, including the 13th. ‘Sarvakarmani manasa..’ This is ‘renouncing all karmas mentally, the Yogi dwells happily in the city of 9 gates, the body. He neither acts nor causes to act.’
Here, Swami Kaivalyanandaji explained that renouncing mentally doesn’t mean that we perform any action without presence of the mind. Instead, it means that the Yogi sees inaction in action, while performing karma. He doesn’t identify with the actions of the body. His determination is, ‘the senses are acting among their objects, while the Self is unattached.’
27 Oct., 2006
Piyush, USA