Ashtavakra Gita 18.58: Peace, Chapter 18, Verse 58
अकुर्वन्नपि सङ्क्षोभाद् व्यग्रः सर्वत्र मूढधीः ।
कुर्वन्नपि तु कृत्यानि कुशलो हि निराकुलः ॥ १८-५८॥
akurvannapi saṅkṣobhād vyagraḥ sarvatra mūḍhadhīḥ .
kurvannapi tu kṛtyāni kuśalo hi nirākulaḥ .. 18-58..
जो समझ में नहीं आया, वो कुछ न करे तो भी घूमता रहता है, मन शांत नहीं होता। जो सच समझता है, वो काम करे तो भी शांत रहता है, परेशान नहीं होता।
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Yes. The verse says that the confused mind remains disturbed even while not doing anything.
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