Who is the doer of all action? According to the
Vedas (secret knowledge) all activities, without exception, are enacted by
nature. Man by identifying with the body, thinks: “I am the Doer”.
The person of wisdom recognizes that the whole material
existence is operating under the influence of the three gunas or the attributes
of material nature, whereas the person who is ignorant thinks that he is the
doer and that his actions are sense inspired. He is focused on sense
satisfaction, desire and attachment to the outcome of his action, not realizing
that the senses are on a lower level then prakriti or material nature and are
influenced by the three gunas.
The person of wisdom recognizes that all actions are
but the result of the interaction of the three gunas and material nature and
remaining free of desires and attachment performs all actions as a matter of
duty. He is thus free of karma, knowing that he is not the doer.
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