What is karma?
Karna is action. The Bhagavad Gita ascribes a central place to karma yoga, stating that in life, we can only act - but we should not be affected by the results of our action. If the fruits of our efforts do not correspond to our expectations, we must not be disappointed. Indeed, our actions should never be determined by any expectations, for we can never be sure of the final results. We should not take the credit for when things turn out well, for we are not necessarily personally responsible for successes any more than we are responsible for failures. And it could well be that we will see things is a different light tomorrow. We must involve ourselves completely though action, but then leave the rest to God and expect nothing. This is the explanation of karma yoga given in the Bhagavad Gita, and this definition corresponds to that of isvarapranidhana in chapter 2 of the Yoga Sutras (Patanjali).
- T.K.V Kesikachar, The Heart of Yoga
Karna is action. The Bhagavad Gita ascribes a central place to karma yoga, stating that in life, we can only act - but we should not be affected by the results of our action. If the fruits of our efforts do not correspond to our expectations, we must not be disappointed. Indeed, our actions should never be determined by any expectations, for we can never be sure of the final results. We should not take the credit for when things turn out well, for we are not necessarily personally responsible for successes any more than we are responsible for failures. And it could well be that we will see things is a different light tomorrow. We must involve ourselves completely though action, but then leave the rest to God and expect nothing. This is the explanation of karma yoga given in the Bhagavad Gita, and this definition corresponds to that of isvarapranidhana in chapter 2 of the Yoga Sutras (Patanjali).
- T.K.V Kesikachar, The Heart of Yoga
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