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PRACTICE OF KARMA YOGA
Dharma in disguise I have come to learn something about you. You are the only person to turn this wheel, the name of which is Brahman, the spoke of which is reason, which never turns back and which is kept to its course by the quality of goodness as its circumference." (Anugita: Ch 17).
7. AN IDEAL KARMA-JNANA-YOGI
A Sadhu went to the court of Raja Janak and observed all his manifold activities He then thought within himself. 'How can we call Raja Janak a Trani? How can we take him for a spiritual man? He is only a worldly man. He is entrapped in so many worldly matters. He talks on worldly topics." Raja Janak, through his Divya Drishti or eye of intuition, understood the mentality of the Sadhu
Calling the Sadhu to his side, Janak said “You seem to be a culprit. You are unfit to wear the garb of a saint. You are not thinking of God The nature of fault-finding is deeply ingrained in you I have decided to give you capital punishment You will be hanged within a week
The king ordered his servants to give the Sadhu vegetables without salt, sweetineats with chillies, and delicious Kheer and almonds and raisins with tamarind daily. The Sadhu was terribly alarmed He spent sleepless nights. He became very nervous. He always thought of the gallows. He dreamt daily that his
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