nishkAmya karma in Day to Day Life

vihAya kAmAn yah sarvAn pumAmScharati nisspruhah
nirmamO nirahankArah sa Santim adhigachchati

"That man attains peace who, after rejecting all desires, moves about free from hankering, without the idea of ('me' and) 'mine', and devoid of pride."

Yes, I read this Sloka several times from sAmkhya yoga chapter of the gIta. I wish Sankara, if not Sri kRshNa explained in detail how to be effective to us, the super-cool-know-all generation. I guess practising disattachment cannot be preached.

Let's see what I can infer from this one Sloka. Santim adhigachchati - attaing peace is the ultimate goal irrespective of the magnitude of karma performed. Several kinds of emotions that are caused to a human mind hamper this peace. One such emotion is stress. Stress links back to desires. Desire to perform, achieve, succeed. Stress can be controlled by realizing that such materialistic achievements lead to more desires and more stress. Human mind's inhibition to entertain such belief is its lack of enthusiasm for 'no gain'.

Voluntarily or involuntarily, we are always learning from and adapting to our surroundings. We take on simple challenges and adapt but restrain from trying bigger ones. If we brood long enough on nature (prakRti), our false notions to expect a reward for our efforts will vanish. Comparing one kind of action to other is also encouraging. For example, compare our acts out of compassion. We never expect anything in return. But we do expect bountiful results for those acts performed out of love or anger.

The significance of the word 'charati' should always be remembered. To move along and not be static is the key. All the attachments will make one's mind static, hindering its progress towards liberty, mOksha.