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of the Self. A man cannot be in his home if he is in the farm and
he cannot be in the farm if he is in his home; a person can only
be in one place at a time. Similarly, a true sanyasi remains only
in the Self.
People say nishkam yoga means, “Do what you have to
do, but without any expectations of any reward.” Well, not even
a bug would leave its home without any expectation! No one
would do any work without some expectation of a reward!
Would anyone go to a shoe store without expecting to buy a
pair of shoes? No one would go to the market if he knows he
will not be able to buy any vegetables today. Nevertheless we
have to say, “Do your work without expectations for a reward.”
What this does is, while working, this statement will remind you,
‘The Lord has said to work without expecting a reward,’ and
because of this, the reward will be good. If people could truly
work without expecting rewards, they would make progress,
but they have not