[Advaita-l] Question about karma yoga

[Srirudra]

Dears
Jnani continues to do the Karmas at least  Nithya Karmas and Nymithika Karmas as long as he is embodied which is due to his prarabdham.He will be performing these as a Yogi.Deham is given to the Jiva to exhaust the Karmas which were done with attachments.Now after this karma yogi posture he will not be reborn.
R.Krishnamoorthy.

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> On 06-Aug-2016, at 12:12 PM, Ravi Kiran via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 7:07 AM, Durga Prasad Janaswamy via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hari Om,
>> Namaste.
>> 
>> Not sure the context of Karma yogi, whether referring to a jiGYaasu or a
>> GYaanI.
>> 
>> To a GYaanI, jagat is baadhita / mithyaa. Jagat includes body and mind.
>> That is, body and mind are also baadhita / mithyaa.
>> 
>> shaastra serves a  purpose to a jiGYaasu. The same  shaastra becomes
>> mithyaa to a GYaanI. When shaastra itself a mithyaa, then karma yoga is
>> also a mithyaa to a GYaanI.
> 
> In GYaanam, GYaanI is also mithyaa
> 
> 
>> 
>> When a GYaanI knows that there is no snake but only a rope, the GYaanI does
>> not engage in analysis of snake viz. height of snake, weight of snake,
>> species of snake, whether punya accrues by dropping the snake in a forest
>> or paapa accrues by killing the snake or whether to leave the fruits of
>> such punya / paapa to some other person / God  etc.
>> 
>> GYaanI continues to do the activities he has been doing prior to
>> realization. This is one of the reasons why a jiGYaasu is told to engage in
>> bhakti / yoga /  niSkaama karma.
> 
>> regards
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 2:05 AM, Ravi Kiran via Advaita-l <
>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 2:07 PM, R Krishnamoorthy via Advaita-l <
>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Dears
>>>> My understanding of karma yoga is as follows :No one can remain without
>>>> doing any karma. While doing the karmas - three types are there - one
>>>> should be aloof of the doings. Do it as a duty with detachment thinking
>>>> always that one is an instrument and not a doer
>>> 
>>> Yes.. BG 3.19 says thus:
>>> 
>>> तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर।
>>> 
>>> असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः।
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> That is without getting affected by the results of the doings. R.
>>>> Krishnamoorthy
>>>> On 5 Aug 2016 12:36, "Sujal Upadhyay via Advaita-l" <
>>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Namaste,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Next verse continues BG 3.28 'गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त' 'guNA guNesu
>>> vartanta'
>>>>> means guNa-s act among themselves.
>>>>> 
>>>>> ​Om​
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 8:20 AM, Ravi Kiran via Advaita-l <
>>>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Namaste
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Even though the feeling that "I am the doer"  is experienced as
>> real,
>>>> it
>>>>> is
>>>>>> known through the study of scriptures ( shravanAdi advaita sAdhana)
>>>> that
>>>>>> the feeling of  karta or bhokta is because of adhyAsa (on nirguna
>>>>> niShkriya
>>>>>> ekam eva advayam Atma) and is not ultimately real (paramArthika).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It is told in Bhagavad Gita, that actions are done by the gunas ..
>>>> (3.27)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः।
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hence, to attain this Atmaikatva or samyak jnAna, one resorts to
>>> study
>>>> of
>>>>>> scriptures along with other preparatory ( sAdhana catushtaya
>>> sampatti)
>>>> as
>>>>>> outlined in detail by Sujal Ji.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ps: just sharing some thoughts ( not a scholar)..
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 8:13 PM, Shashi via Advaita-l <
>>>>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Namaskara to all the learned people on this list. This is my
>> first
>>>> post
>>>>>>> here. I would appreciate it if someone would eliminate a doubt I
>>> have
>>>>>> about
>>>>>>> karma yoga. I am new to the intricacies of advaita, so I
>> appreciate
>>>>>>> anyone's willingness to answer and their patience as well.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 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."
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I understand the first two elements atleast at a theoretical
>> level.
>>>>> The
>>>>>>> third is what I have difficulty understanding. What does it feel
>>> like
>>>>>> when
>>>>>>> one feels he is not the doer of the action? For example, during
>>>>>>> sandhyavandana, when one offers Arghya, one can say "I am doing
>>> this
>>>>>>> because Shastra says so, to please Bhagavan, and I leave all
>>> results
>>>> to
>>>>>>> him." But it's my mind with the intention, my mouth with the
>>> Gayatri,
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> my hands with the water that cause the action to be done right?
>> How
>>>>> can I
>>>>>>> relinquish ownership?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> If the answer is that the mind and hands are ultimately maya and
>>>>>>> ultimately its Brahman who causes these actions, I get that, but
>>> that
>>>>>> still
>>>>>>> confuses me. To realize that fact completely and through anubhava
>>>>> itself
>>>>>>> Brahmajnana right? Then if one has not like realized Brahman like
>>> me.
>>>>> how
>>>>>>> is karma yoga possible?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>> Shashi
>>>>>>> 
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