Chapter 3 verse 18
“For him there is no interest
whatever in what is done, or what is not done; nor does he depend upon any
being for any object”
This verse has to be read and
absorbed from the perspective of a nishkamya karmin (person who does desire
less action). For that person, there is no interest in the result of the action
but they continue to act driven by what needs to get done without any sense of
doership. They also reach a state where while being respectful and ever compassionate/
empathetic, they don’t depend on anything outside God principle. Everything
done for them is done by the vasudeiva kutumbakam- the broader family of the
same God principle in everyone. There is absolute belongingness for this person
and thus they don’t depend on any other person or external object. There is
nothing else other than Self. Swami Chinmayananda calls this state God man.
However when the person is in animal man and man-man states, this verse will
appear to be completely disinterested state- not detached but disinterested and
aloof!. This is the veil or “maya” of this universe which prevents us from
realizing our own Self.
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