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Karma Yoga

Karma Yoga. Goal, Principles and Practices. Goal of Karma Yoga. Inner Emotional Perfection Security Happiness Peace Fulfillment Purposefulness No external Goal. External tasks are means to the internal Goal. Means are as important as the external targets. Principle of Cause and Effect.

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Karma Yoga

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  1. Karma Yoga Goal, Principles and Practices

  2. Goal of Karma Yoga • Inner Emotional Perfection • Security • Happiness • Peace • Fulfillment • Purposefulness • No external Goal. • External tasks are means to the internal Goal. • Means are as important as the external targets.

  3. Principle of Cause and Effect • As I sow,So shall I reap. • I only get what I deserve. • Nothing comes for free. • I am the maker of my own destiny.

  4. What is Karma Yoga? • Why should I work? • Right attitude • How should I work? • How should I face the results? • Right action • What should I do? • What should I avoid?

  5. Why Should I Work? Reason 1 • We have already taken a lot from environment, parents, society, etc. • We are under a huge debt already. • Nature will not let us go free. • Give willingly instead of being robbed forcibly.

  6. 1. Deva runa – Debt to inanimate nature. We are made of the gross and subtle elements. Earth gives food. Sun gives heat and light. We need air to breathe, water to drink, etc. Preserve nature and support people doing it Plant trees Avoid pollution Conserve water, electricity, paper, etc Five Kinds of Debts

  7. 2. Bhuta runa– Debt to other plants and animals. Plants give food, clothes, etc. Trees give so many products. Animals are used in agriculture, for milk, honey, silk, wool, etc. Dogs, cats serve as pets. Pay for services Treat animals kindly Give comfort to animals Plant trees Five Kinds of Debts

  8. 3. Pitru runa – Debt to parents and ancestors. We have got our body from our parents and ancestors. They have fed us and taken care of us. They have spend so much energy towards what we are today. Don’t hurt the feelings of parents Take care of old people and children Don’t scold them unnecessarily Donate towards old age homes, orphanages, etc Five Kinds of Debts

  9. 4. Manushya runa – Debt to the society. We avail the services of so many people in the society like farmers, masons, weavers, shop keepers, drivers, mechanics, police, soldiers, etc Pay for services Treat other people with due respect Help others Donate towards relief work Donate towards the development of underprivileged Five Kinds of Debts

  10. 5. Rishi runa – Debt to teachers. Man is different from an animal because of the scientific and cultural heritage, which is inherited through teachers, authors of good books, makers of good movies, etc. Study well Keep the scientific and cultural heritage a part of your life Learn music, art, etc Buy good books Teach others Donate to schools Five Kinds of Debts

  11. Five Kinds of Debts • Pancha runa • Deva runa • Bhuta runa • Pitru runa • Manushya runa • Rishi runa • Paying them back brings our account back to balance. • It is ok to overpay. It will be credited back.

  12. Why Should I Work? Reason 2 • Work exposes our limitations to our conscious view so that we can analyze them and try to improve ourselves. • The world is a gymnasium to develop ourselves.

  13. How Should I Work? • Remember the goal • To pay back • To improve ourselves • No shortcuts • Hard work and being fair is more important than being smart or achieving the immediate target • Introspection and stretching our limits is the way to grow

  14. How Should I Face the Results? • Face the logical and illogical consequences • Success or failure, learn the lesson and go ahead • Face success with humility and failure with dignity • Remember the goal • To pay back • To improve ourselves

  15. What Should I Do? • Do my duty • Whatever comes my way and whatever is expected of me in my current position is my natural duty • Make sure I give more than I take • Clear the five debts

  16. What Should I Avoid? • Lethargy • Shortcuts • Self pity • Blaming others or the environment • Anxiety towards the immediate target • Over consumption

  17. Karma Yoga – Summary • Goal – Inner emotional perfection • Security, Happiness and Peace • Fulfillment • Purposefulness • Means – Yagna, Daana, Tapas • Pay back the five debts • Give more than you take • Stretch limits to grow • By product or side effect • Prosperity • Achievement

  18. Bhagavad Gita • yagno daanam tapas ca eva paavanaani manishinaam – 18.7 • yagna (fulfilling the five debts)daana (contributing more than consuming)and tapas (stretching the limits)purify men of wisdom

  19. Bhagavad Gita • yatah pravriti bhutaanaam yena sarvam idam tatam svakarmanaa tam abhyarchya siddhim vindati maanavah – 18.46 • Him from whom the world has arisen,Him who pervades everything here,By worshipping Him by doing one’s duty,Man attains perfection.

  20. Bhagavad Gita • yad karoshi yad ashnaasiyad juhoshi dadaasi yadyad tapasyasi kaunteyatat kurusva mad arpanam – 9.27 • Whatever you contribute or consume,Whatever you do as yagna, give as daana,Whatever you do as tapas,Do as an offering to God.

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