Book Title: Practice of Karma Yoga
Author(s): Swami Sivananda
Publisher: Divine Life Society

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________________ PRACTICE OF KARMA YOGA calls of nature. According to Sri Sankara it means: ‘Both righteous and unrighteous deeds, renouncing all works. According to Ramanuja it means: 'Desire for fruit in action and attachment thereto and actormentality in action. Actions should be performed without attachment to action or its fruits. They should be dedicated to the Supreme by removing the idea of agency therein.' According to Madhva it means: 'Fruit of action renunciation of fruit in action. According to Tilak it means: 'Various duties like those of non-violence, truth, service of parents and preceptors, sacrifice, charity, renunciation, etc.' The passage means that Arjuna is to avoid the tangle of these duties and take refuge in the Supreme. In other words, whatever actions one has to perform, according to one's disposition and innate tendency, he may do, taking refuge in the Supreme. Krishna gives a command to Arjuna, an assurance and a consolation. Sloka 66 is the most important verse in the Gita. If one can live in the spirit of this Sloka alone he can have Sreyas or highest bliss. Vedantins explain this Sloka as follows: Give up Jiva-bhavana and take up Brahma-bhavana by meditating on Aham Brahma Asmi Mahavakya. You will have liberation or Mukti. All sins will be destroyed.' I wish to point out to you that morality and duty are relative terms. They are changing according to the state of life, stage of mental growth and evolution 122

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