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PRACTICE OF KARMA YOGA
experience which an Adwaita Vedantin has through Sravana, Manana and Nididhyasana. Look at the beauty of the Hindu scriptures and the teachings of the Hindu Rishis and sages! They prescribe various methods for men of various calibre and capacity. Every man can have Self-realization in his own station of life by discharging his daily duties. Even a scavanger, cobbler or washerman can attain the highest good or God-consciousness by discharging his duties in an unselfish manner.
"From food creatures become, from rain is the production of food; rain proceedeth from sacrifice Sacrifice ariseth out of action Know thou that from Brahma action groweth, and Brahma from the Imperishable cometh. Therefore the all-permeating, the eternal, is ever present in sacrifice" Gita-Ch III14, 15
Manu says: "The offering given into the fire reaches the sun, from the sun cometh the rain; from rain cometh food; and from this food all creatures” Manu Smriti-III-76.
The Lord of this world is at the back of all activi ties. Without Him even an atom or leaf cannot move even a fraction of an inch. He is the true actor The individuals are simply the media of this activity.
Apurva or Adrishta is an unseen or hidden power in action which gives fruits It is the result of the activities It is an unseen form which an action assumes between the time of its performance and the
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