Swami Dhayanandaji's Gita Home-study Discussion Notes on Karma Yoga - Part V

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Namaste,

 

Yoga implies union of two entities; what is the individual trying to

achieve by karma if there is no Ishvara?

 

Ramana Maharshi's remark is based on the paradoxical phrase 'asparsha

yoga' [ vide Gaudapada karikaa III:39, and IV:2 ], and saakshi bhaava

implies total unity, and not union.

 

Regards,

 

s.

 

 

 

>"Anand Natarajan" <anandn

>advaitin

>advaitin

>Re: Swami Dhayanandaji's Gita Home-study Discussion

>Notes on Karma Yoga - Part V

>Sat, 22 Apr 2000 17:55:01 -0700

>

>

>May I differ in opinion?

>Karma Yoga need not require the recognition of Ishwara. It is enough if the

>person concerned recognises himself as the eternal witness OR it is enough

>if you recognise that the world is not a real concept.

>Sri Ramana Maharshi remarked, An Atma Jnani alone can be an ideal karma

>yogi.

>

>Om,

> Anand

>

>

>On Sat, 22 Apr 2000 16:08:15 Ram Chandran wrote:

>

> >Swami Dhayanandaji's Gita Home-study Discussion Notes on Karma Yoga -

>Part V

>

> >KARMA-YOGA REQUIRES THE RECOGNITION OF 1SVARA

>

>

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May I differ in opinion?

Karma Yoga need not require the recognition of Ishwara. It is enough if the

person concerned recognises himself as the eternal witness OR it is enough if

you recognise that the world is not a real concept.

Sri Ramana Maharshi remarked, An Atma Jnani alone can be an ideal karma yogi.

 

Om,

Anand

 

 

On Sat, 22 Apr 2000 16:08:15 Ram Chandran wrote:

>Swami Dhayanandaji's Gita Home-study Discussion Notes on Karma Yoga - Part V

>KARMA-YOGA REQUIRES THE RECOGNITION OF 1SVARA

 

 

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Hari Om Anandji:

 

Please note that your difference of opinion is only on

appearance. After deep enquiry, you will recognize

that you do not differ in opinion from Swamiji. Try

to explain within yourself what you mean by 'eternal

witness.' Also according to Shankara's Advaita

Vedanta, world is neither real nor unreal! Finally,

Atma Jnani does recognize 'Isvara.' The recognition of

Isvara implies that we have cultivated an habit to

accept the outcome as 'prasad.' The pure cause and

effect logic will imply that acceptance of 'prasad'

means the recognition of 'Isvara.'

 

Most of the time we seem to assume that we disagree

without realizing that the disagreement is only in

appearance and it always evaporates after

contemplation!

 

regards,

 

Ram Chandran

 

--- Anand Natarajan <anandn wrote:

>

> May I differ in opinion?

> Karma Yoga need not require the recognition of

> Ishwara. It is enough if the person concerned

> recognises himself as the eternal witness OR it is

> enough if you recognise that the world is not a real

> concept.

> Sri Ramana Maharshi remarked, An Atma Jnani alone

> can be an ideal karma yogi.

>

> Om,

> Anand

>

>