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Understanding Karma Yoga |
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Understanding Karma YogaUnderstanding Karma Yoga is to understand that the ultimate aim of Yoga is attainment of the highest, never-ending bliss (called Moksha). Actually, it isn’t too difficult to comprehend. Then again, the more you think of it the more it escapes you. And herein lies the catch. But if you wish to unravel the mystery, you must try to understand the concept of Karma Yoga not with the mind, but with the heart.
How do we achieve Supreme Bliss? This goal can be reached, whether through study, devotion, Hatha or Raja Yoga or through Karma Yoga the path of Action. All of which may be applied either singly or severally.
Of all these, Karma Yoga seems to be the most relevant for humankind today. This is the Yoga of selfless action and it is best suited to us as we are involved in busy worldly activities. As a matter of fact, doing work with the right attitude is the foundation of Karma Yoga. Doing work like a Karma Yogi gives you precious glimpses of the Supreme bliss which all human beings are always looking for
To get a grasp of the concept of Karma Yoga, we must first understand and accept that action is inescapable and inevitable. Karma Yoga is a way of turning this unavoidable process to personal benefit in a bid to reach final salvation. By practising Karma Yoga a person’s very existence is transformed from the proverbial ship that is bobbing and wobbling up and down, precariously, in wild waters into a rock that faces worldly onslaughts with poise and self-control. Karma Yoga transforms you into more calm, tranquil and controlled person.
Of all the Yogas Indian spirituality has bequeathed to the world, Karma Yoga is the only one of its kind and a great contribution to the scriptural literature of the world. Hinduism is the only religion that has methodically and thoroughly studied action and how to perform it. Even in Indian scriptures, it is the Bhagavad Gita that has taken in hand this subject in minute detail. It is for this reason that Sri Krishna is considered, by most,. to be the founder of this branch of Yoga. |
| Submitted on October 8, 2008 |
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