Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits; let not the fruits of actions be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.(Bhagavad Gita II-47) ........ lately this is the pervading understanding over here...
Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits; let not the fruits of actions be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.(Bhagavad Gita II-47) ........ lately this is the pervading understanding over here...
Matthew 7:16 ^ By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
Inaktion is addressed in Lutheran German by Matthew 7:17 ^ Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.
Matthew 7:18 ^ It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.
Matthew 7:19 ^ Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.
Not comparable? Surely the content differs But the duty to work is made clear by the conlusion repeating the opening sentence:
Matthew 7:20 ^ So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.
The explanation of laziness as an attachment is interesting. Sin would be the Christian equivalent as clinging to this world forgetting your divine duty to work.
Thy right is to work only
Posted - May 09 2012 : 11:53:10 AM
