Hi all! I'll like to share whatever little i cud grasp frm the Greatest epic on Karma, the "Bhagwat Gita"
Karma means action..but the word action is insufficient to clarify the right meaning of the term Karma. The born nature of man anyways is always driven to action, so that can't be actually interpreted as 'Karma'.
The term Karma is very mysterious. "karma" actually implies performing your allotted duties/ responsibilities "selflessly".
To understand it better.. action is of three types.
Contaminated action, inaction and Karma yaga
Actions performed due to the carving for it's fruit is contaminated action. Due to the self conceited lust for fruitation, results of contaminated action are not satisfying very long and are perishable.
While some other men outwardly restrain organs of sense and action, just sitting mentally dwelling on the object of senses, ignoring their "duties". Those men are hypocrites indulging in inaction.
But to be a Karma yogi, Quoting an extract from Gita
Karmanaiva hi samdiddhimasthita janakadyah,
Lokasangrahamevapi sampasyankartumarhasi
It means Man’s right is only towards action/ Karma and should not feel any attachment towards the fruit of that Karma. As only through selfless action man reaches perfection and attains supreme!
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That was deep !!!
It's damn tough to practice Karmayoga..hw can u?? we r mostly preys of contaminated karma..Anyways this is Bhagwat Gita for you :)
nice concise description, i must say. but going one step further, wat is the meaning of 'duties'? and can karma also be judged as good or bad? for example, ppl who do good things and ppl who try to create problems for others... so is there a regulatory mechanism for the different shades of karma? :P
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