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PRACTICE OF KARMA YOGA
Karmas, when they are performed as Ishwararpana without expectation of fruits, purify the heart. They prepare the ground of Antahkarana for the dawn of Brahma Jnana. Sri Sankara says in his Atma Bodha "Karmic rituals cannot destroy ignorance, because they are not hostile to each other. But knowledge certainly destroys ignorance, as light destroys the thickest darkness. When compared with other means, Jnana (knowledge of the Self) is the only direct means to freedom. As cooking is not possible without fire, so is emancipation not possible without Brahma Jnana "Sri Sankara refutes the theory of Samuchchaya-Vada.
Neophytes and young men can have work and meditation in the beginning for some years. When they advance in meditation, work must be completely stopped. It becomes a hindrance That is the reason why the Gita says.
Arurukshor Muner Yogam Karma Karanam Uchyate, Yogarudhasya tasyaiva Shamah Karanam uchyate
"For a sage who is seeking Yoga, action is called the means, for the same sage when he is enthroned in Yoga, serenity is called the means Ch VI-3
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Only that advanced Yogi who can meditate for hours together can stop work If ordinary students give up work they will become Tamasic and lazy If you do not improve in pure meditation, then combine
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