My interpretation of Niskāma karma is this
1. Krishna has given a lifetime challenge for desireless action, but he has created mankind to perform actions through desires. Basically, he wants me to drive my bmw without diesel.
2. He thinks, if I drove the car without fuel he will issue me the ticket of moksha and I would have graduated to the moksha state.
3. He has not given me anytime frame as to when the moksha can be attained. He says take your time. Maybe this birth or in the following births.
I think desireless action is possible in a state of mind - eg people with mental health issues, learning disability, adhd, Down syndrome etc. They are already born with a gift to attain moksha. Krishna's challenge to us is to change the mind that we are born with to the mind that has a different composition of hormones. This change can be brought about by tapas as the sages used to do. Once the chemistry of the neurotransmitters changes we can attain a state of nirvana.
If humans lived 200-400 years who knows this might happen as an aging process. That is why this human body is important to allow the brain to get into the trans- state. Unfortunately, for multiple reasons we don't have 400 years. I probably have another 40 years at the max, time is lost so quickly.
The best way to get into that trans state is to start giving up on things, force desire out of mind through mindfulness, yoga ,meditation and Bhakti. Easiest form of yoga is Bhakti. Chanting and recitals may change the composition of the chemicals in the brain. The question now is, am I up for the challenge that Krishna has put on the table ?
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