The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

Selfless Service ╯
Here Krishna warns Arjuna to beware the pitfalls of rajas,
for it is from rajas that anger and selfish desire arise. Arjuna
must realize that his true nature, the Atman, is above entanglement
in the gunas. The gunas act and react upon one another,
but Arjuna’s inner being is not affected. If he cannot reach this
detachment, he will be always caught in the emotional storms
of passion (rajas) or the quagmires of inertia (tamas) which
alternate in dominating the mind and body.
Krishna offers Arjuna the example of King Janaka, well
known from holy legend, as a model for the princely estate.
Janaka was a king who ruled well and did not shirk his
responsibilities, yet he was detached and worked from a sense
of duty, not for personal gain or enjoyment. He was revered as
a royal sage who pursued his enlightenment not by renouncing
the world, but by working in it and contributing to its welfare,
thus enjoying the best of both worlds.
– d.m.
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