You will not be disturbed by the effects of your actions when you receive those results, whatever they are, with contentment. Whatever the result, when you look upon the fruits of your actions from a vantage point above the turmoil of selfishness, jealousy and envy and you learn to accept both gain and loss with a calm mind, you will be free. A wise person who understands this truth will perform all of his or her actions for the benefit of others and thus has no claim to the results anyway. This is known as “the inaction in action.” And when this same wise person sits unmoving in meditation, turning the mind inward toward the soul, this is known as “the action in inaction.” That person is on the way toward union with God, which is the ultimate goal of all our actions and makes us truly free.
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