akarma

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Noun

akarma (uncountable)

  1. (yoga) A state of no action in which one refrains from seeking any outcomes.
    • 2004, Armin Risi, TranscEnding the Global Power Game: Hidden Agendas, Divine Intervention, and the New Earth, →ISBN:
      Reaching the level of akarma, the level of acting in spiritual consciousness, is the challenge for every human being.
    • 2009, John Strohmeier, The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi, →ISBN, page 71:
      That, of course, does not mean that a state of akarma is impossible. Every karma done for the good of the Atman, though it appears to be karma, is in reality akarma.
    • 1992, Osho, Meditation : The Art of Ecstasy, →ISBN, page 61:
      But doesn't meditation mean akarma, no activity?

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