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Inaction and action both have their dharma

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न कर्मणामनारम्भान् नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते ।न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥

Not by abstention from works does a man enjoy actionlessness, nor by mere renunciation (of works) does he attain to his perfection (to siddhi, the accomplishment of the aims of his self-discipline by Yoga).

Gītā 3·4

From The Experiential Architecture · After Sri Aurobindo’s Essays on the Gita · incarnateword.in