Gita On Karma

What makes an action "skillful"? An unskillful action is one performed with a trembling mind, full of attachment and ego. A skillful action is performed with a steady mind, focused entirely on the process.

This is the power of the Gita’s view on Karma. It doesn't ask us to leave the world; it asks us to engage with it more fully, more skillfully, and more joyfully. It teaches us that we are not the authors of our destiny, but the actors in a divine play. When we realize that we have the right to act but no claim over the results, we are no longer slaves to circumstance. We become masters of our own inner peace. gita on karma

Krishna explains that human nature is driven by Gunas (qualities of nature). We are forced to act by our own physical and mental constitution. Even breathing is an action. Therefore, the question is not whether we act, but how we act. What makes an action "skillful"