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Part III: The Secret of Work.
Then spake Arjuna, the Pandu Prince, unto Krishna, the Blessed Lord,
saying:
“O Bestower of Knowledge! If, as thou hath said unto me, Right Thinking
is more important than Right Action—if the Thought be superior to the
Deed—then wherefore dost thou incite me to Action? Why dost thou urge
me on to this horrible battle with my kinsmen and friends? Thy subtle words
and doubtful speech confuse my understanding, and the remembrance
thereof causeth my brain to spin and whirl unsteadily. Inform me, I pray
thee—and inform me with certainty—of the one course that leads toward
Peace and Satisfaction.”
Krishna: “As I have already told thee, O Pandu Prince, there are two roads
to the goal thou seeketh. The first of these is the road of Right Thought; and
the second that of Right Action. Each road hath its travelers, who declare
their own road to be the only true one. And, yet, I say unto thee, that both
of these roads are one, when seen from above. Listen to my words!
“He is deceived who thinketh that by shrinking from action, and resting in
inactivity, he escapeth the results of action. Nor doth he gain happiness from
such practices. There is no such thing as real inaction, for all the Universe