In short, and this is really the key point, giving up what is called Karma Phalam or the fruit of action, would slowly make one realise that God is the real doer, and that no matter what one does, Destiny will always prevail. In the process, ego also gets eliminated.

The bottom line is that Nishkaama Karma or selfless work is better than work done for rewards. Once, a famous eye doctor from the UK came to Swami. On Baba’s advice, this doctor went to the Puttaparthi Super Specialty Hospital and began to perform operations there. At the end of the day, full of ecstasy he said, “I have operated on so many famous and rich people, but never before have I experienced such joy as working for these very poor people who do not even have money to go back home.”

When one works selflessly and without expecting rewards, it comes most unexpectedly! Here is a true story.One day in the Super Speciality Hospital in Puttaparthi, a patient was undergoing a very difficult heart operation.