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INTRODUCTION
thus known Me in essence he forthwith entereth into the Supreme." Karma, love and Yoga are the means to an end. Jnana is the end. Just as rivers join the sea, so also Karma, love and Yoga join the ocean of Jnana.
Karma Yoga prepares the mind for the reception of light or knowledge. It expands the heart and breaks all barriers that stand in the way of unity or oneness. Bhakti and meditation are also mental Karmas. There cannot be Jnana without Yoga The fruit of Bhakti is Jnana. Have you understood now the nature of the four Yogas and their inter-relations?
Every action is a mixture of good and evil. There can be neither an absolutely good action nor an absolutely bad action in this world. This physical universe is a relative plane. If you do some action it will do some good in one corner and some evil in another corner. You must try to do such actions that can bring maximum good and minimum of evil Good work will produce good effect and evil work will cause bad effect. But if you know the secret of work, the technique of Karma, you will be absolutely free from the bondage of Karma That secret is to work without any attachment and egoism. The central teaching of the Gita is non-attachment to action. Lord Krishna says to Arjuna in emphatic terms: “O Arjuna, work incessantly Your duty is to work always. But do not expect fruits. The lot of that man rho expects fruits is pitiable indeed! He is the most
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