Discipline of Actions v/s Fate
Discipline of Action/ कर्म का सिद्धांत
This discipline concerns our ‘impulses to act and not to act’, that is, our motivations, and answers the question as to what we each should do as an individual in our own unique set of circumstances to successfully fulfill the role of a rational/ विवेकी, sociable being who is striving/ प्रयास for excellence.
The outcome of our actions is not wholly in our power, but our preference to act one way rather than another, to pursue one set of objectives rather than others, this is in our power.
This has to do with appropriate action. I should not be unfeeling like a statue, but should preserve my natural and acquired relations as a man who honors the gods. Appropriate acts are in general measured by the relations they are concerned with. The actions we undertake, Put simply, our interest to live well as rational beings obliges us to act virtuously/ सदाचारितासे, to be patient/ धैर्य, considerate/ ध्यानरखतेहुए, gentle/ विनम्र, Just/ न्यायी, self-disciplined, even-tempered/ समभाव, dispassionate/ निष्पक्ष, unperturbed/ अनुद्विग्न, and when necessary, courageous. This returns us the happy life which is realized by those who are motivated by good value. The Discipline of Action points out that how this should be applied in our practical affairs.