Action (Skt. कर्म, Karma) is any doing, activity, or change initiated by the body or mind.

Teachings

On the path of knowledge, it is understood that:

• All actions occur within the illusion of experience

• There is no doer - actions happen but no one is doing them

• The experiencer is not an actor, it is the silent witness

• Actions are performed by the body-mind mechanism based on memory, tendencies, and desires

After self realisation, one understands that actions are like a play or a dream. There is no requirement to act in a special way. The only practices on the path of knowledge are listening, contemplation, and abiding.

See also

• Tendency

• Doer

• Doership