Even when you reach the state of mind where you feel like you have nothing to gain or lose by your actions, you must continue to do what you have to do with integrity. Whatever a great person does will be copied by others and used as a standard for their own behavior. Always do what you have to do without attachment because if you were to cease to act others would follow your example. An enlightened person does everything with the same zeal that an unenlightened person does but he or she does so without attachment, thus serving as a role model for others. A wise person will not disturb the mind of those who are still attached to the fruits of their actions, but by continuously performing their own actions skillfully, without attachment, the wise person influences and inspires all those nearby.
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