POWERFUL COGNITION
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A wise man should set an example by performing his responsibilities diligently from the space of leadership, but without attachment.
3.27
प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः ।
अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते
॥ ३=२७॥
prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ
karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ
ahakāravimūdhātmā kartāhamiti
manyate
People, confused by ego, think
they are the doers of all kinds of
work while it is being done by the
energy of nature
POWERFUL COGNITION
The wise person goes through all activities without the inadequate cognition that he is the doer of them.
3.28
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः ।
गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते
॥ ३=२८॥
tattvavittu mahābāho
guṇakarmavibhāgayoḥ guṇā guṇeṣu
vartanta iti matvā na sajjate
One who knows the Truth, O
mighty-armed one, knows the
differences between the attributes of
nature and work. Knowing well
about the attributes and sense
gratification, he never becomes
attached
POWERFUL COGNITION
When you understand that it is the mind and the senses doing what is in their nature, you become detached from your body-mind and do things with the clear understanding that just the mind, body and senses are doing their job.
3.29
प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु ।
तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्
॥३=२९॥
prakṛterguṇasammūḍhāḥ sajjante
guṇa karmasu tānakṛtsnavido
mandān kṛtsnavinna vicālayet
Fooled by the attributes of nature,
those people with less wisdom or
who are lazy become engaged in
actions driven by these attributes.
But, the wise should not unsettle
them
POWERFUL COGNITION
Upon seeing the wise person being unaffected by his own actions and being always blissful, naturally, the ignorant one will get curious to know the secret behind happiness.