Niṣkāmakarma — The Ethics of Non-Action in the Bhagavad Gita

Niṣkāmakarma first and foremost is a theory of action. It claims that one must act in that it is impossible not to act. This is due to the fact that even being alive is seen as a kind of action. For example, breathing, eating, and sleeping are all actions that are required to sustain life. Thus as long as one is alive, one acts. With inaction impossible, the central moral question rather than being “should one act?” is instead “which actions are proper actions?” Proper action for niṣkāmakarma is defined in terms of acting according to one’s nature and as a result are specific to each individual. <a href="https://medium.com/philosophytoday/ni%E1%B9%A3k%C4%81makarma-the-ethics-of-non-action-in-the-bhagavad-gita-21bda3edafc7">Click Here</a>