[Advaita-l] Question about karma yoga

[H S Chandramouli]

A correction please.

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 << On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 8:13 PM, Shashi via Advaita-l <

advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:



<<  My question is about the state of mind of the yogi. From what I
> understand, Karma yoga is  (1) the performance of ordained duties (2) with
> no regard for the fruits and (3) without feeling that "I am the doer."
Karma Yoga is not about “without feeling that "I am the doer “ >>.


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  << On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 8:13 PM, Shashi via Advaita-l <

advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:



<<  My question is about the state of mind of the yogi. From what I
> understand, Karma yoga is  (1) the performance of ordained duties (2) with
> no regard for the fruits and (3) without feeling that "I am the doer." >>,


Karma Yoga is not about   << without feeling that "I am the doer “ >>.


Regret the error


Regards

On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 1:22 PM, H S Chandramouli <hschandramouli at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 8:13 PM, Shashi via Advaita-l <
>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> <<  My question is about the state of mind of the yogi. From what I
>> > understand, Karma yoga is  (1) the performance of ordained duties (2)
>> with
>> > no regard for the fruits and (3) without feeling that "I am the doer."
>> Karma Yoga is not about “without feeling that "I am the doer “ >>.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sri madhusudhana Saraswati has classified Bhakti, Devotion or Surrender
>> to the lord, in his commentary Gudhartha Dipika on BG under three grades:
>>
>>
>>
>> तस्यैवाहम् ममैवासौ स एवाहम्-इति त्रिविधा ॥
>>
>>
>>
>>  (tasyaivAham mamaivAsau sa evAham-iti trividhA ||).
>>
>>
>>
>> (1. I belong to the Lord  2. The Lord belongs to me  3. The Lord is
>> verily myself ).
>>
>>
>>
>> The first stage of obedience to God gets the name of Karma Yoga, the Path
>> of Action, the second stage of familiarity with God the name of Bhakti
>> Yoga, the path of Devotion, and the third stage of nondifference with God
>> the name of Jnana Yoga, the path of Knowledge. In the stage we are at
>> present situated, we cannot claim any competency to say that God belongs to
>> us, much less to say that he is ourselves. If, therefore, we want to enter
>> the way of approach to God, we can at the most attempt to place our step on
>> the initial stages of the first stage of Action in obedience to God. It is
>> this stage of karma yoga which Krishna elaborates upon in the 5th
>> chapter of BG.
>>
>>
>>
>> In karma Yoga the attitude of the sAdhaka towards God should be that of a
>> slave towards his Master. A slave does just what the Master has ordained
>> him to do without any question. He does not expect any return for the same
>> either. A sAdhaka engaged in karma yoga should do likewise. He just does
>> what the shastras have ordained him to do (svadharma) without any questions
>> and  without  any expectations of returns. It does not mean he is doing it
>> without the feeling that “ I am the doer “. He does it only with the
>> attitude of a slave towards his Master.
>>
>> My 2cents views.
>>
>>
>
>> Regards
>>
>