Karma: Way Of Work
Karma Yoga represents one of the four main classic forms of Yoga. Like all other forms of Yoga, the main and final purpose of Karma Yoga is to facilitate and accelerate the spiritual evolution of its persistent practitioner. The main difference from other forms of Yoga is that Karma Yoga can be practiced well from the very beginning, and can be applied all the time, all day long, because it is applicable to all human activities. Compared to Karma Yoga, the continuous daily practice of Bhakti Yoga for example is only available at a very high level of attainment and the practice of Jïana Yoga (with its main form Hatha Yoga) is restricted to specific periods of the day, for a specific interval of time. (Sivananda, p. 165)
Karma yoga is undoubtedly one of the most practiced yoga in the Hindu religion. Unlike hatha yoga which primarily concentrates on the physical well-being of a human, or bhakti yoga which aims for a spiritual realization of God, karma yoga joins both the physical and mental aspects of Hindu philosophy to produce a single concept.
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To work for selfish reasons, such as to be able to afford luxuries such as convertible cars and swimming pools, is bad karma, especially when one craves these possessions to gain stature in society. Actions such as materialism restrain one from furthering his place in life and from attaining an honest satisfaction with his spiritual growth. Another incorrect way to achieve the ultimate knowledge through work is to labor as a slave. Enslavement means working under bindings and restrictions, and not working because one wants to, but out of force. Good karma and advances towards knowledge are achieved first through the freedom to make the personal decision to work for the sake of getting the job done in a selfless manner. Only once one handles duty in this fashion will he find himself in
Karma Yoga represents one of the four main classic forms of Yoga. Like all other forms of Yoga, the main and final purpose of Karma Yoga is to facilitate and accelerate the spiritual evolution of its persistent practitioner. The main difference from other forms of Yoga is that Karma Yoga can be practiced well from the very beginning, and can be applied all the time, all day long, because it is applicable to all human activities. Compared to Karma Yoga, the continuous daily practice of Bhakti Yoga for example is only available at a very high level of attainment and the practice of Jïana Yoga (with its main form Hatha Yoga) is restricted to specific periods of the day, for a specific interval of time. (Sivananda, p. 165)
Karma yoga is undoubtedly one of the most practiced yoga in the Hindu religion. Unlike hatha yoga which primarily concentrates on the physical well-being of a human, or bhakti yoga which aims for a spiritual realization of God, karma yoga joins both the physical and mental aspects of Hindu philosophy to produce a single concept.
The …show more content…
To work for selfish reasons, such as to be able to afford luxuries such as convertible cars and swimming pools, is bad karma, especially when one craves these possessions to gain stature in society. Actions such as materialism restrain one from furthering his place in life and from attaining an honest satisfaction with his spiritual growth. Another incorrect way to achieve the ultimate knowledge through work is to labor as a slave. Enslavement means working under bindings and restrictions, and not working because one wants to, but out of force. Good karma and advances towards knowledge are achieved first through the freedom to make the personal decision to work for the sake of getting the job done in a selfless manner. Only once one handles duty in this fashion will he find himself in