Questioner (Q): Acharya Ji, how will I get the motivation to do some work if I am not attached to the result of the work?
Acharya Prashant (AP): When you come to this hall, you are probably prompted by some desire, aren’t you?
Q: Yes.
AP: There are desires, there are calculations, there are pluses and minuses. You probably weigh the pros and cons. All those things are there. Sometimes there is a nagging question you want to get rid of, therefore you come. That’s how the thing mostly starts. So this is ‘*Sakaam Karma*’ (the desire-oriented action). Your movement in this hall is motivated by a desire.
You want something, therefore you do. This is the common ‘*Sakaam Karma*’. You ‘do’ because you want. So, the action is a means of fulfilling the desire. This is normal ‘*Sakaam Karma*’.
That’s how things are at twelve noon. You are sitting ready to fire your questions, you have a purpose in being here. What is the purpose? – ‘I want my questions answered.’ You have a definite purpose. That’s twelve noon.
