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Am I allowed to enjoy work while following the path of Karma Yoga?
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)What exactly happens to Prarabhdha karma while performing “Yoganidra” in Meditation?The concept of God in Bhakti YogaWhat happens to a person's Karma if he attains salvation at the time of his death?What is the actual interpretation of following Bhagavad Gita shlokha?Is the Sankhya Darshan/Philosophy prior to Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads?Is it mandatory to follow one Marga?Will non-vegetarians won't get liberation?What is the true meaning of mat-karma in the Bhagavad Gita?Why are the techniques of kriya yoga a secret while it is mentioned in Gita?Karma for the very first birth
Regarding the Bhagavad Gita and Karma yoga,
Am I allowed to enjoy the work I do while following the path of Karma Yoga?
If yes then doesn't that go against indifference attitude I am supposed to maintain?
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Regarding the Bhagavad Gita and Karma yoga,
Am I allowed to enjoy the work I do while following the path of Karma Yoga?
If yes then doesn't that go against indifference attitude I am supposed to maintain?
bhagavad-gita karma yoga
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you're supposed to be indifferent to the results of work, not work. otherwise, you can do a shoddy haphazard work and still say that you did karma yoga, which is wrong. enjoying your work is actually the easiest way to do karma yoga. because you're enjoying the work, not its results. and easiest way to enjoy your work is to do the work of your varna, or the family occupation, because all your past vasanas and karma in previous births led to your current birth in a particular family best suited for your interests.
– ram
10 hours ago
but nowadays due to varna-sankara (mixing of varnas by inter-marriage and para-dharma), people are confused as to what their family occupation is, and try many different 'passions' e.g. a software engineer has hunting as a passion, or a business ceo has beer-crafting as passion.. it's a mix of genetics and as a result we have many jack of trades and masters of none
– ram
10 hours ago
1
So the indifference is towards the results and not the activity of work itself? I think I get it now.
– curiousBro
10 hours ago
1
@curiousBro say for example someone in road is lying in an accident. What would your reaction be there? That time if you act out of compassion and love, its Karma Yoga. But if you act thinking of benefit of that work (thinking you would get a reward for helping a person) its no more than selfish nature. Now from this understand what is Karma Yoga! Sticking to basics of life, humanity is what Yoga teaches us. Forget about fancy words of detachment, attachments!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
1
Karma Yoga is taking control of things which you can! Your actions. That which is not under your control, simply leave it! This is called Jnana - Wisdom for life!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
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Regarding the Bhagavad Gita and Karma yoga,
Am I allowed to enjoy the work I do while following the path of Karma Yoga?
If yes then doesn't that go against indifference attitude I am supposed to maintain?
bhagavad-gita karma yoga
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Regarding the Bhagavad Gita and Karma yoga,
Am I allowed to enjoy the work I do while following the path of Karma Yoga?
If yes then doesn't that go against indifference attitude I am supposed to maintain?
bhagavad-gita karma yoga
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you're supposed to be indifferent to the results of work, not work. otherwise, you can do a shoddy haphazard work and still say that you did karma yoga, which is wrong. enjoying your work is actually the easiest way to do karma yoga. because you're enjoying the work, not its results. and easiest way to enjoy your work is to do the work of your varna, or the family occupation, because all your past vasanas and karma in previous births led to your current birth in a particular family best suited for your interests.
– ram
10 hours ago
but nowadays due to varna-sankara (mixing of varnas by inter-marriage and para-dharma), people are confused as to what their family occupation is, and try many different 'passions' e.g. a software engineer has hunting as a passion, or a business ceo has beer-crafting as passion.. it's a mix of genetics and as a result we have many jack of trades and masters of none
– ram
10 hours ago
1
So the indifference is towards the results and not the activity of work itself? I think I get it now.
– curiousBro
10 hours ago
1
@curiousBro say for example someone in road is lying in an accident. What would your reaction be there? That time if you act out of compassion and love, its Karma Yoga. But if you act thinking of benefit of that work (thinking you would get a reward for helping a person) its no more than selfish nature. Now from this understand what is Karma Yoga! Sticking to basics of life, humanity is what Yoga teaches us. Forget about fancy words of detachment, attachments!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
1
Karma Yoga is taking control of things which you can! Your actions. That which is not under your control, simply leave it! This is called Jnana - Wisdom for life!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
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3
you're supposed to be indifferent to the results of work, not work. otherwise, you can do a shoddy haphazard work and still say that you did karma yoga, which is wrong. enjoying your work is actually the easiest way to do karma yoga. because you're enjoying the work, not its results. and easiest way to enjoy your work is to do the work of your varna, or the family occupation, because all your past vasanas and karma in previous births led to your current birth in a particular family best suited for your interests.
– ram
10 hours ago
but nowadays due to varna-sankara (mixing of varnas by inter-marriage and para-dharma), people are confused as to what their family occupation is, and try many different 'passions' e.g. a software engineer has hunting as a passion, or a business ceo has beer-crafting as passion.. it's a mix of genetics and as a result we have many jack of trades and masters of none
– ram
10 hours ago
1
So the indifference is towards the results and not the activity of work itself? I think I get it now.
– curiousBro
10 hours ago
1
@curiousBro say for example someone in road is lying in an accident. What would your reaction be there? That time if you act out of compassion and love, its Karma Yoga. But if you act thinking of benefit of that work (thinking you would get a reward for helping a person) its no more than selfish nature. Now from this understand what is Karma Yoga! Sticking to basics of life, humanity is what Yoga teaches us. Forget about fancy words of detachment, attachments!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
1
Karma Yoga is taking control of things which you can! Your actions. That which is not under your control, simply leave it! This is called Jnana - Wisdom for life!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
3
3
you're supposed to be indifferent to the results of work, not work. otherwise, you can do a shoddy haphazard work and still say that you did karma yoga, which is wrong. enjoying your work is actually the easiest way to do karma yoga. because you're enjoying the work, not its results. and easiest way to enjoy your work is to do the work of your varna, or the family occupation, because all your past vasanas and karma in previous births led to your current birth in a particular family best suited for your interests.
– ram
10 hours ago
you're supposed to be indifferent to the results of work, not work. otherwise, you can do a shoddy haphazard work and still say that you did karma yoga, which is wrong. enjoying your work is actually the easiest way to do karma yoga. because you're enjoying the work, not its results. and easiest way to enjoy your work is to do the work of your varna, or the family occupation, because all your past vasanas and karma in previous births led to your current birth in a particular family best suited for your interests.
– ram
10 hours ago
but nowadays due to varna-sankara (mixing of varnas by inter-marriage and para-dharma), people are confused as to what their family occupation is, and try many different 'passions' e.g. a software engineer has hunting as a passion, or a business ceo has beer-crafting as passion.. it's a mix of genetics and as a result we have many jack of trades and masters of none
– ram
10 hours ago
but nowadays due to varna-sankara (mixing of varnas by inter-marriage and para-dharma), people are confused as to what their family occupation is, and try many different 'passions' e.g. a software engineer has hunting as a passion, or a business ceo has beer-crafting as passion.. it's a mix of genetics and as a result we have many jack of trades and masters of none
– ram
10 hours ago
1
1
So the indifference is towards the results and not the activity of work itself? I think I get it now.
– curiousBro
10 hours ago
So the indifference is towards the results and not the activity of work itself? I think I get it now.
– curiousBro
10 hours ago
1
1
@curiousBro say for example someone in road is lying in an accident. What would your reaction be there? That time if you act out of compassion and love, its Karma Yoga. But if you act thinking of benefit of that work (thinking you would get a reward for helping a person) its no more than selfish nature. Now from this understand what is Karma Yoga! Sticking to basics of life, humanity is what Yoga teaches us. Forget about fancy words of detachment, attachments!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
@curiousBro say for example someone in road is lying in an accident. What would your reaction be there? That time if you act out of compassion and love, its Karma Yoga. But if you act thinking of benefit of that work (thinking you would get a reward for helping a person) its no more than selfish nature. Now from this understand what is Karma Yoga! Sticking to basics of life, humanity is what Yoga teaches us. Forget about fancy words of detachment, attachments!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
1
1
Karma Yoga is taking control of things which you can! Your actions. That which is not under your control, simply leave it! This is called Jnana - Wisdom for life!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
Karma Yoga is taking control of things which you can! Your actions. That which is not under your control, simply leave it! This is called Jnana - Wisdom for life!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
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Yes. Gita says
18.26 That agent is said to be Sattvika who is free from attachment, who does not make much of himself, who is endued with steadiness and zeal and is untouched by success and failure.
The word 'Zeal' definitely means that a 'Sattvika' doer of works is allowed to enjoy the work while following the path of Karma-Yoga.
That does not go against the indifference attitude as ine has to be indifferent to the FRUITS of action and not to the action itself.
answered 3 hours ago
commonmancommonman
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Very nice reference. I would like to make further comments that, often people think that material purpose/benefit is the only cause of zeal. This is a wrong assumption. For a counter-example, suppose you are meeting your mother after 2 years. After meeting your mother, you would like to do her seva $textbfwith zeal$. In this example, there is no material purpose or benefit, but you will still feel the zeal.
– spkakkar
1 hour ago
@spkakkar yes, joy is a mental penomenon and not necessarily related to material gain.
– commonman
1 hour ago
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According to Bhakti Yoga, the purpose of your work is to please Krishna (or at least you should assume it).
For a devotee, pleasing Shri Krishna is thoroughly joyful.
All three yogas (Bhakti, Karma, Gyaan) are conceptually isomorphic.
QED
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Yes. Gita says
18.26 That agent is said to be Sattvika who is free from attachment, who does not make much of himself, who is endued with steadiness and zeal and is untouched by success and failure.
The word 'Zeal' definitely means that a 'Sattvika' doer of works is allowed to enjoy the work while following the path of Karma-Yoga.
That does not go against the indifference attitude as ine has to be indifferent to the FRUITS of action and not to the action itself.
answered 3 hours ago
commonmancommonman
10.8k751
Very nice reference. I would like to make further comments that, often people think that material purpose/benefit is the only cause of zeal. This is a wrong assumption. For a counter-example, suppose you are meeting your mother after 2 years. After meeting your mother, you would like to do her seva $textbfwith zeal$. In this example, there is no material purpose or benefit, but you will still feel the zeal.
– spkakkar
1 hour ago
@spkakkar yes, joy is a mental penomenon and not necessarily related to material gain.
– commonman
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Yes. Gita says
18.26 That agent is said to be Sattvika who is free from attachment, who does not make much of himself, who is endued with steadiness and zeal and is untouched by success and failure.
The word 'Zeal' definitely means that a 'Sattvika' doer of works is allowed to enjoy the work while following the path of Karma-Yoga.
That does not go against the indifference attitude as ine has to be indifferent to the FRUITS of action and not to the action itself.
answered 3 hours ago
commonmancommonman
10.8k751
Very nice reference. I would like to make further comments that, often people think that material purpose/benefit is the only cause of zeal. This is a wrong assumption. For a counter-example, suppose you are meeting your mother after 2 years. After meeting your mother, you would like to do her seva $textbfwith zeal$. In this example, there is no material purpose or benefit, but you will still feel the zeal.
– spkakkar
1 hour ago
@spkakkar yes, joy is a mental penomenon and not necessarily related to material gain.
– commonman
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Yes. Gita says
18.26 That agent is said to be Sattvika who is free from attachment, who does not make much of himself, who is endued with steadiness and zeal and is untouched by success and failure.
The word 'Zeal' definitely means that a 'Sattvika' doer of works is allowed to enjoy the work while following the path of Karma-Yoga.
That does not go against the indifference attitude as ine has to be indifferent to the FRUITS of action and not to the action itself.
answered 3 hours ago
commonmancommonman
10.8k751
Yes. Gita says
18.26 That agent is said to be Sattvika who is free from attachment, who does not make much of himself, who is endued with steadiness and zeal and is untouched by success and failure.
The word 'Zeal' definitely means that a 'Sattvika' doer of works is allowed to enjoy the work while following the path of Karma-Yoga.
That does not go against the indifference attitude as ine has to be indifferent to the FRUITS of action and not to the action itself.
answered 3 hours ago
commonmancommonman
10.8k751
edited 1 hour ago
answered 3 hours ago
commonmancommonman
10.8k751
answered 3 hours ago
commonmancommonman
10.8k751
answered 3 hours ago
commonmancommonman
10.8k751
10.8k751
Very nice reference. I would like to make further comments that, often people think that material purpose/benefit is the only cause of zeal. This is a wrong assumption. For a counter-example, suppose you are meeting your mother after 2 years. After meeting your mother, you would like to do her seva $textbfwith zeal$. In this example, there is no material purpose or benefit, but you will still feel the zeal.
– spkakkar
1 hour ago
@spkakkar yes, joy is a mental penomenon and not necessarily related to material gain.
– commonman
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Very nice reference. I would like to make further comments that, often people think that material purpose/benefit is the only cause of zeal. This is a wrong assumption. For a counter-example, suppose you are meeting your mother after 2 years. After meeting your mother, you would like to do her seva $textbfwith zeal$. In this example, there is no material purpose or benefit, but you will still feel the zeal.
– spkakkar
1 hour ago
@spkakkar yes, joy is a mental penomenon and not necessarily related to material gain.
– commonman
1 hour ago
Very nice reference. I would like to make further comments that, often people think that material purpose/benefit is the only cause of zeal. This is a wrong assumption. For a counter-example, suppose you are meeting your mother after 2 years. After meeting your mother, you would like to do her seva $textbfwith zeal$. In this example, there is no material purpose or benefit, but you will still feel the zeal.
– spkakkar
1 hour ago
Very nice reference. I would like to make further comments that, often people think that material purpose/benefit is the only cause of zeal. This is a wrong assumption. For a counter-example, suppose you are meeting your mother after 2 years. After meeting your mother, you would like to do her seva $textbfwith zeal$. In this example, there is no material purpose or benefit, but you will still feel the zeal.
– spkakkar
1 hour ago
@spkakkar yes, joy is a mental penomenon and not necessarily related to material gain.
– commonman
1 hour ago
@spkakkar yes, joy is a mental penomenon and not necessarily related to material gain.
– commonman
1 hour ago
add a comment |
According to Bhakti Yoga, the purpose of your work is to please Krishna (or at least you should assume it).
For a devotee, pleasing Shri Krishna is thoroughly joyful.
All three yogas (Bhakti, Karma, Gyaan) are conceptually isomorphic.
QED
answered 4 hours ago
spkakkarspkakkar
1448
add a comment |
According to Bhakti Yoga, the purpose of your work is to please Krishna (or at least you should assume it).
For a devotee, pleasing Shri Krishna is thoroughly joyful.
All three yogas (Bhakti, Karma, Gyaan) are conceptually isomorphic.
QED
answered 4 hours ago
spkakkarspkakkar
1448
add a comment |
According to Bhakti Yoga, the purpose of your work is to please Krishna (or at least you should assume it).
For a devotee, pleasing Shri Krishna is thoroughly joyful.
All three yogas (Bhakti, Karma, Gyaan) are conceptually isomorphic.
QED
answered 4 hours ago
spkakkarspkakkar
1448
According to Bhakti Yoga, the purpose of your work is to please Krishna (or at least you should assume it).
For a devotee, pleasing Shri Krishna is thoroughly joyful.
All three yogas (Bhakti, Karma, Gyaan) are conceptually isomorphic.
QED
answered 4 hours ago
spkakkarspkakkar
1448
answered 4 hours ago
spkakkarspkakkar
1448
answered 4 hours ago
spkakkarspkakkar
1448
answered 4 hours ago
spkakkarspkakkar
1448
1448
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you're supposed to be indifferent to the results of work, not work. otherwise, you can do a shoddy haphazard work and still say that you did karma yoga, which is wrong. enjoying your work is actually the easiest way to do karma yoga. because you're enjoying the work, not its results. and easiest way to enjoy your work is to do the work of your varna, or the family occupation, because all your past vasanas and karma in previous births led to your current birth in a particular family best suited for your interests.
– ram
10 hours ago
but nowadays due to varna-sankara (mixing of varnas by inter-marriage and para-dharma), people are confused as to what their family occupation is, and try many different 'passions' e.g. a software engineer has hunting as a passion, or a business ceo has beer-crafting as passion.. it's a mix of genetics and as a result we have many jack of trades and masters of none
– ram
10 hours ago
1
So the indifference is towards the results and not the activity of work itself? I think I get it now.
– curiousBro
10 hours ago
1
@curiousBro say for example someone in road is lying in an accident. What would your reaction be there? That time if you act out of compassion and love, its Karma Yoga. But if you act thinking of benefit of that work (thinking you would get a reward for helping a person) its no more than selfish nature. Now from this understand what is Karma Yoga! Sticking to basics of life, humanity is what Yoga teaches us. Forget about fancy words of detachment, attachments!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago
1
Karma Yoga is taking control of things which you can! Your actions. That which is not under your control, simply leave it! This is called Jnana - Wisdom for life!
– Akshay S
10 hours ago