FWIW, Bhagavad-giitaa'n, hindujen "Uuden Testamentin", näkemystä karmasta eli toiminnasta:
http://asitis.com/3Chapter 3, Verse 4
Not by merely abstaining from work can one achieve freedom from reaction, nor by renunciation alone can one attain perfection.
Chapter 3, Verse 5
All men are forced to act helplessly according to the impulses born of the modes of material nature; therefore no one can refrain from doing something, not even for a moment.
Chapter 3, Verse 6
One who restrains the senses and organs of action, but whose mind dwells on sense objects, certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender.
Chapter 3, Verse 7
On the other hand, he who controls the senses by the mind and engages his active organs in works of devotion, without attachment, is by far superior.
BG:n 3. luku kokonaisuudessaan alkukielellä; sana karma eri taivutusmuodoissaan
esiintyy siinä yli 30 kertaa:
arjuna uvAcha .
jyAyasI chetkarmaNaste matA buddhirjanArdana .
tatki.n karmaNi ghore mA.n niyojayasi keshava .. 3\-1..
vyAmishreNeva vAkyena buddhiM mohayasIva me .
tadekaM vada nishchitya yena shreyo.ahamApnuyAm .. 3\-2..
shrIbhagavAnuvAcha .
loke.asmin dvividhA niShThA purA proktA mayAnagha .
j~nAnayogena sA~NkhyAnA.n karmayogena yoginAm .. 3\-3..
na karmaNAmanArambhAnnaiShkarmyaM puruSho.ashnute .
na cha sa.nnyasanAdeva siddhi.n samadhigachChati .. 3\-4..
na hi kashchitkShaNamapi jAtu tiShThatyakarmakR^it .
kAryate hyavashaH karma sarvaH prakR^itijairguNaiH .. 3\-5..
karmendriyANi sa.nyamya ya Aste manasA smaran .
indriyArthAnvimUDhAtmA mithyAchAraH sa uchyate .. 3\-6..
yastvindriyANi manasA niyamyArabhate.arjuna .
karmendriyaiH karmayogamasaktaH sa vishiShyate .. 3\-7..
niyata.n kuru karma tvaM karma jyAyo hyakarmaNaH .
sharIrayAtrApi cha te na prasid.hdhyedakarmaNaH .. 3\-8..
yaj~nArthAtkarmaNo.anyatra loko.aya.n karmabandhanaH .
tadartha.n karma kaunteya muktasa~NgaH samAchara .. 3\-9..
sahayaj~nAH prajAH sR^iShTvA purovAcha prajApatiH .
anena prasaviShyadhvameSha vo.astviShTakAmadhuk .. 3\-10..
devAnbhAvayatAnena te devA bhAvayantu vaH .
parasparaM bhAvayantaH shreyaH paramavApsyatha .. 3\-11..
iShTAnbhogAnhi vo devA dAsyante yaj~nabhAvitAH .
tairdattAnapradAyaibhyo yo bhu~Nkte stena eva saH .. 3\-12..
yaj~nashiShTAshinaH santo muchyante sarvakilbiShaiH .
bhu~njate te tvaghaM pApA ye pachantyAtmakAraNAt .. 3\-13..
annAdbhavanti bhUtAni parjanyAdannasambhavaH .
yaj~nAdbhavati parjanyo yaj~naH karmasamudbhavaH .. 3\-14..
karma brahmodbhava.n viddhi brahmAkSharasamudbhavam .
tasmAtsarvagataM brahma nityaM yaj~ne pratiShThitam .. 3\-15..
evaM pravartita.n chakraM nAnuvartayatIha yaH .
aghAyurindriyArAmo moghaM pArtha sa jIvati .. 3\-16..
yastvAtmaratireva syAdAtmatR^iptashcha mAnavaH .
Atmanyeva cha santuShTastasya kAryaM na vidyate .. 3\-17..
naiva tasya kR^itenArtho nAkR^iteneha kashchana .
na chAsya sarvabhUteShu kashchidarthavyapAshrayaH .. 3\-18..
tasmAdasaktaH satataM kAryaM karma samAchara .
asakto hyAcharankarma paramApnoti pUruShaH .. 3\-19..
karmaNaiva hi sa.nsiddhimAsthitA janakAdayaH .
lokasa~NgrahamevApi sampashyankartumarhasi .. 3\-20..
yadyadAcharati shreShThastattadevetaro janaH .
sa yatpramANaM kurute lokastadanuvartate .. 3\-21..
na me pArthAsti kartavyaM triShu lokeShu ki~nchana .
nAnavAptamavAptavyaM varta eva cha karmaNi .. 3\-22..
yadi hyahaM na varteya.n jAtu karmaNyatandritaH .
mama vartmAnuvartante manuShyAH pArtha sarvashaH .. 3\-23..
utsIdeyurime lokA na kuryA.n karma chedaham .
sa~Nkarasya cha kartA syAmupahanyAmimAH prajAH .. 3\-24..
saktAH karmaNyavidvA.nso yathA kurvanti bhArata .
kuryAdvidvA.nstathAsaktashchikIrShurlokasa~Ngraham .. 3\-25..
na buddhibheda.n janayedaj~nAnA.n karmasa~NginAm .
joShayetsarvakarmANi vidvAnyuktaH samAcharan .. 3\-26..
prakR^iteH kriyamANAni guNaiH karmANi sarvashaH .
aha~NkAravimUDhAtmA kartAhamiti manyate .. 3\-27..
tattvavittu mahAbAho guNakarmavibhAgayoH .
guNA guNeShu vartanta iti matvA na sajjate .. 3\-28..
prakR^iterguNasammUDhAH sajjante guNakarmasu .
tAnakR^itsnavido mandAnkR^itsnavinna vichAlayet .. 3\-29..
mayi sarvANi karmANi sa.nnyasyAdhyAtmachetasA .
nirAshIrnirmamo bhUtvA yudhyasva vigatajvaraH .. 3\-30..
ye me matamidaM nityamanutiShThanti mAnavAH .
shraddhAvanto.anasUyanto muchyante te.api karmabhiH .. 3\-31..
ye tvetadabhyasUyanto nAnutiShThanti me matam .
sarvaj~nAnavimUDhA.nstAnviddhi naShTAnachetasaH .. 3\-32..
sadR^isha.n cheShTate svasyAH prakR^iterj~nAnavAnapi .
prakR^iti.n yAnti bhUtAni nigrahaH kiM kariShyati .. 3\-33..
indriyasyendriyasyArthe rAgadveShau vyavasthitau .
tayorna vashamAgachChettau hyasya paripanthinau .. 3\-34..
shreyAnsvadharmo viguNaH paradharmAtsvanuShThitAt .
svadharme nidhana.n shreyaH paradharmo bhayAvahaH .. 3\-35..
arjuna uvAcha .
atha kena prayukto.ayaM pApa.n charati pUruShaH .
anichChannapi vArShNeya balAdiva niyojitaH .. 3\-36..
shrIbhagavAnuvAcha .
kAma eSha krodha eSha rajoguNasamudbhavaH .
mahAshano mahApApmA vid.hdhyenamiha vairiNam .. 3\-37..
dhUmenAvriyate vahniryathAdarsho malena cha .
yatholbenAvR^ito garbhastathA tenedamAvR^itam .. 3\-38..
AvR^itaM j~nAnametena j~nAnino nityavairiNA .
kAmarUpeNa kaunteya duShpUreNAnalena cha .. 3\-39..
indriyANi mano buddhirasyAdhiShThAnamuchyate .
etairvimohayatyeSha j~nAnamAvR^itya dehinam .. 3\-40..
tasmAttvamindriyANyAdau niyamya bharatarShabha .
pApmAnaM prajahi hyenaM j~nAnavij~nAnanAshanam .. 3\-41..
indriyANi parANyAhurindriyebhyaH paraM manaH .
manasastu parA buddhiryo buddheH paratastu saH .. 3\-42..
evaM buddheH paraM buddhvA sa.nstabhyAtmAnamAtmanA .
jahi shatruM mahAbAho kAmarUpaM durAsadam .. 3\-43..