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Chapter 2
- Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 1.Karma Yoga
Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 1.Yoga, Haft-hearted service is no service at all. Give your whole heart, mind and soul when you serve. This is very important when you practise Karma Yoga. Some people have their body in one place, mind in another place, and soul in another place. That is the reason why they do not realise any substantial progress in the path at energyenhancement.org
- Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 2.Training of Karma Yoga
Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 2.Training of Karma Yoga, A raw untrained aspirant feels, 'My preceptor is treating me like a servant or a peon. He is using me for petty jobs.' He who has understood the right significance of Karma Yoga will take every work as Yogic activity or worship of the Lord. There is no menial work in his vision. Every work is Puja of Narayana. In the light of Karma Yoga all actions are sacred. That aspirant who always takes immense delight in doing works which are considered by the worldly man as menial services, and who always does willingly such acts only will become a dynamic Yogi. He will be absolutely free from conceit and egoism. He will have no downfall. The canker of pride cannot touch him at energyenhancement.org
- Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 3.Attain Nirlipta State
Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 3.Attain Nirlipta State, Lord Krishna says in His Gita: 'Tasmat Sarveshu kaleshu mam anusmara yudhya cha'. 'Therefore at all times think of Me and fight.' Give the mind to God and the hand to work. The typist works at the machine and talks with his friends. The player on the harmonium plays on the organ and talks and jokes with his friends at energyenhancement.org
- Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 4.What is Karma
Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 4.What is Karma, Karma means work or action. According to Jaimini, rituals like Agnihotra, Yajnas, etc., are termed Karmas. There is a hidden power in Karma termed Adrishta which brings in fruits of Karmas for the individual. Karma is all for Jaimini at energyenhancement.org
- Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 5.How to Find Right or Wrong Action
Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 5.How to Find Right or Wrong Action, Have right thinking. Use your reason and commonsense. Follow the injunctions of the Sastras. Consult the code of Manu or Yajnavalkya Smriti whenever you have doubts. You will be able to find out whether you are doing right or wrong action. If you say, 'Sastras are countless. They are like ocean. I can hardly understand the truths that are inculcated. I cannot fathom and gauge their depths. There are contradictions. I am puzzled and bewildered.' at energyenhancement.org
- Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 6.Inner Voice
Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 6.Inner Voice, When the diverse, confining sheaths of the Atma have been dissolved by Sadhana, when the different Vrittis of the mind have been controlled by mental drill or gymnastic, when the conscious mind is not active, you enter the realm of spirit life, the super-conscious mind where Buddhi and pure reason and intuition, the faculty of direct cognition of Truth, manifest at energyenhancement.org
- Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 7.Prayer for a Karma Yogin
Sri Swami Sivananda, Essence of Yoga Chapter 2: Karma Yoga, 7.Prayer for a Karma Yogin, Atma tvam girija mitih sahacharah pranah sareeram griham. Puja te vishyopabhogarachana nidra samadhisthitih, Sancharah padoyoh pradakshinavidhih stotrani sarva giro; Yadyat karma karomi tat tad akhilam sambhotavaradhanam at energyenhancement.org
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