Once you have renounced in the inner space, Nothing will touch you

A small story:
An Enlightened Master and his disciple were walking near a river. They were supposed to cross the river to go to their monastery (ashram). On the way, a young lady was standing near a river. She wanted to cross the river but was afraid to do so. She asked the Master, 'Master, can you help me cross this river?' He said, 'Why not? Please come.'

He just lifted her, crossed the river, left her on the other bank, and continued walking towards the ashram. The disciple was observing the whole scene. He was not able to digest what he saw. He was angry. Maybe he was jealous! After reaching the ashram he was not able to control himself and asked his master, 'Master, you are a Sannyāsi (monk). How can you touch a woman, that too a young woman, and carry her through the river?'

The Master turned, smiled at him and said, 'I left her long ago. Why are you still carrying her?'

Please understand, renouncing your identity in the inner space, or emptying your inner space and creating the space of completion and creation is the real thing to be achieved. That is yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam, authenticity in action! That is what Kṛṣṇa says here. Once you have renounced in the inner space, it doesn't matter what you do in the outer world. Nothing will touch you.

- Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism Jagatguru Mahasannidhanam HDH Bhagavan Nithyananda Paramashivam