Do Something Just For The Sake Of Doing It !!!!!!

In "Bhagwat Geeta" Lord Krishna had taught Arjun to believe in "Nishkaam Karma Yog" . This term had left me scratching my head for months and finally i have figured out what it actually means. There is a dailouge between Arjun and Krishna in which Krishna says that even while killing thousands of people in the battle of "Mahabharat" Arjun can be free of sins by believing in "Nishkaam Karma Yog" . How ?????? Well Arjun will fell guilty if he worries about the outcome of his deeds and that will eventually mean that he is a sinner. But if he fights just thinking that its his duty then he will be a warrior and not a sinner. Sin is not something that is determined by somebody else. You are a sinner if you consciences tell you that what you do is wrong. There is nothing good or nothing bad when you start to believe in this philosophy. You believe in your karma (duties) and do them without the greed for the outcome. That is because outcome is never in your hands and all you can do is what you feel is right. This reminds me of the story of Eklavya in which the young warriors (who is belived to be a greater and fiercer warrior than Arjun) cuts his thumb because his teacher asks his thumb as the payment for his teaching. It also reminds me of time when Karna was tricked into giving his kundal and kavaj to disguised Indra. Looking at these cases one may not belive fully that it may be wise to do your duties without the care for the outcome. Eklavya would have reached to fame higher than of Arjun if he had not cut off his thumb and even the Kauravs could have won the battel of Mahabharat if Karna had not given away his kabaj. But if Karna had not belived in doing his duties without caring for the outcome he wouldn't be fighting for the kauravs in the first place. Even Bhismapitama would have fought against the kauravs instead of fighting with them.

Enough of the talks about these great book , the philosophy also holds truth in our day to day life. If we do somthing just for the sake of doing it then whatever the outcome it will please us . Its like never expect anything from your work and therefore whatever you achieve will make you happy. Some may argue that its the outcome that drives the person to do great deeds. I would disagree on that as i think that its not the outcome that drives the person to do great deeds but the passion . If you don't have passion and you hope for high achievement then you will never be successful but on the other hand if you work with passion that you may or may not achieve anything but you are eventually going to be content with what you do. Though i am not saying that a person should not set goals. A person should set goals but achieving the goal should not be their primary concern. They should moreover try to focus on the work that they are doing to achive their goal and do with their full heart. Thus you may achieve your goals and even things beyond that but more importantly you will be content with yourself. I think that Lord Krishna was trying say to arjun "Fight Just for the sake of fighting and that you will become a true worrior". And i think we should also do something just for the sake of doing it.