Action is born out of ‘nothingness’

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

Question: Dear Sir, There is one question on ‘action’ that has been playing on my mind since you sent me the mail about the desireless action.

You said when there is no self, there is purity in being and hence the desireless action takes place. By this do you mean actions harmonious to the…