2. What is Karma Yoga?
• Keep serving the people, and as you
render service ascribe Brahmahood to
those you are serving.
• Try to make them happy with all the
sweetness of your heart.
3. • Help others with the true spirit of service,
not with the intention of propagating your
self or group interests or any "ism" you
may adhere to.
• Think that the Supreme Entity has come to
you in the form of needy people to test
your sense of duty.
• This sort of selfless service is karma yoga.
5. Karma Yoga
• To encourage physical clash is also a kind
of sa'dhana' which is called karma yoga
• In karma yoga human beings perform
sa'dhana' physically, by rendering service
to living beings and the world at large, by
conducting scientific research, etc.
6. Physical Clash
• Physical clash increases the inter-atomic space
within material objects, resulting in the
transformation of crude matter into mind stuff.
• This metamorphosis of matter into mind occurs
due to the dominant Vidya‘ force.
• VIDYA' SHAKTI. Centripetal, or introversial,
force; force of attraction to the Nucleus
Consciousness; aspect of the Cosmic Operative
Principle which guides movements from the
crude to the subtle
7. Metamorphosis
• The subtle Cosmic Mind-stuff is
metamorphosed into the material particles
of the relative world.
• The return of these particles to non-matter
is caused by physical clash, psychic clash,
and attraction of the Great.
8. Karma Yoga
• karma yoga [spiritual practice which
emphasizes selfless action].
• Why is it known as karma yoga?
• Make your mind healthy through physical
work. If you direct your mind towards
Parama'tma' [the Supreme Soul], it will
become one with Parama'tma'.
9. Bhagavad Giita
• The Bhagavad Giita gives a summary of the Karma
Yoga process.
• "YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACTION ONLY"
• Karman'yeva'dhika'raste ma' phales'u kada'cana;
• Ma' karmaphalaheturbhu' ma' te saungo'stva karman'i.*
• [You have the right to action but not the right to the fruits
of the action. You must not do actions that will bind you,
but you must not be averse to action, either.]
• * Bhagavad Giita'. --Trans.
10. Practical
• Take 5 minutes to think what kind of
Karma Yoga you could do in your present
environment.
• Write down your thoughts.
11. Discussion
• Topics:
• What is the best type of Karma Yoga you
think you can do in your environment?
• How can you differentiate just doing
something from doing Karma Yoga?
