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focus on your work, says Krishna
and do not think of the results,

but how would i work

if i am not motivated by

what i would achieve, 

I would ask

and krishna would tell you that

attachment to results
takes away your devotion to work
and besides,
you cannot control the results
you cannot control
how your actions are going to
impact the world

But how would I work?

With passion, or as duty?

Krishna says your work will be pure

if you leave personal interests behind

So you have to leave passion behind

for passion after all is personal attachment

And do your duty

how will i save myself

from being misguided

like arjuna who killed millions

maybe some will take it upon themselves

to kill people

or maybe not go to that extreme but

do things that harm others, 

considering it their duty

in that case,

think about what will benefit the universe

every person has a role to play

and sometimes, 

what might seem like a bad thing from near

may be good for the universe

if you look from afar

it is the duty of a butcher to kill animals

but even though it takes life, 

it is necessary for sustenance

and the butches must do his work with devotion

so that humans are benefitted

always do your duty with devotion

and that should be enough

what is this devotion that you talk of?

to what or whom should I be devoted?

and how will that save me from the 

moral implications of my negative actions?

the devotion is to Krishna, of course

but what if I am atheist?

do I really need to be devoted to a deity

to do my duty well?

No, you don't 

Krishna is only a symbol

For the power that runs the universe

think of it as the almighty force of the universe

Which is beyond your comprehension

And it will do what it will do, 

beyond your control

perform every action

with your devotion to the goodness of this

almighty universe in mind

and do only what will benefit it

and yet in doing do

if i am not motivated by passion

then I will be bored by what I do

or worse, feel my duty is a burden 

and give it up

to work for the happiness of the universe

is also one of your duties

and for that, you too need to be happy

so you do the work that makes you happy

and also benefits the universe

when you are not working

make your you spend your time on

making your heart and soul happy

and do it with the same devotion

that you give to work

for making the universe joyful

is also your karma

what if there is a conflict

between what makes me happy

and what makes universe happy

If your society benefits, 

then you directly benefit from it

since you too are a part of it

The final aim is to fulfill everyone's desires...

Of this big machine you too are a part

And if you are sad and sick,

that needs to be repaired too  

Hence it is your duty to be hale and hearty

In body, heart, mind and spirit 

Maybe Krishna said all of this

Or maybe he said only some of it

And we understood more than what he said

Anyhow, to keep working without caring for results

To work with passion and get better everyday

And to do work that benefits the universe

Is not such a bad idea

And I have a feeling Krishna would approve

Of developing your own logic

To fit the situation