Kṛṣṇa debunks the myth that spirituality means doing nothing. He states that one cannot achieve freedom from karmic reaction simply by abstaining from work. Nor can one attain perfection merely by taking the formal vow of renunciation, or sannyāsa. Many people think that if they stop acting, they will stop creating karma. But Kṛṣṇa says that ‘Naiṣkarmyam’ (actionlessness) is a state of consciousness, not a physical state. You can be physically still but mentally full of desire, which is still a form of action. True renunciation is internal. It is the giving up of the desire for the result, not the work itself. Simply changing one’s dress or moving to a cave doesn’t bring perfection if the heart is still attached to the world. Perfection is found through the purification that comes from doing one’s duty without ego.