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

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________________ PRACTICE OF KARMA YOGA reflection of Chaitanya in the mind-mirror is a constant companion of the mind It is he who reaps the fruits of actions, pleasure or pain. You will find in the Gita: "These five causes, O mighty-armed, learn of Me as declared in the Sankhya system, for the accomplishment of all actions. The body, the actor, the various organs, the diverse kinds of energies and the presiding deities, also, the fifth whatever action a man performeth by his body, mind and speech, whether right or the reverse, these five are the cause thereof." Ch. XVIII-13, 14, 15. "That being so, he verily, who owing to untrained reason looketh on his Self, which is isolated, as the actor, he of perverted intelligence seeth not.” Ch. XVIII-16. "He who is free from the egoistic notion, whose reason is not affected though he slay these people, he slayeth not, nor is he bound,” says the Lord. Krishna is known as a Nitya Brahmachari though He lived with Sri Radha, Rukmini and Satyabhama and had children. He was fully resting in His own SwaroopNirguna Brahman. Lord Krishna separated Himself from the body, mind and Indriyas and identified Himself with Satchidananda Swaroop. So He was called a Nitya Brahmachari. Durvasa ate a large quantity of food at a feast and proclaimed to his disciples: "I have eaten nothing. I am Nitya Upavasi. Tell this to the River Jumna, she will give way to you all. You can cross the river without a boat” Tiruvalluvar, a 138

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