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

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________________ PRACTICE OF KARMA YOGA according to his own nature only, if there is none who has no nature of his own, then there is no scope for individual exertion (Purushartha). In that case the teachings of the Sastras which inspire people to right exertion would be quite purposeless In the next verse Lord Krishna asks Arjuna to do Purushartha, to go above Raga Dwesha, the two currents of attraction and repulsion "Affection and aversion for the objects of the senses abide in the senses; let none come under the dominion of these two; they are the destroyers of the path.” Ch III-34. If the aspirant has controlled these two Vrittis, he has already conquered Nature, he has become the lord of Nature He can command Nature Nature has become his obedient servant. Nature operates through these two Vrittis What you call the universe is only Raga Dwesha There is no world for that Jnani or Yogi who has subdued these two Vrittis There is no world apart from these two Vrittis Man is bound or attached to sensual objects through the Vritti, Raga. When he develops Vairagya, Raga is annihilated. An ignorant man is a slave of these two Vrittis and so he is tossed about hither and thither like a straw in this ocean of Samsara Patanjal Maharishi prescribes easy definite methods in his Raja Yoga philosophy to control these two Vrittis. His definition of Yoga is: Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodhah 290

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