Guest guest Posted April 2, 2001 Report Share Posted April 2, 2001 SVADHARMA<br><br> We should think constantly of our svadharma and devote all our <br>energies to it; we should have no thought for anything else. This is <br>the touchstone of svadharma. Karmayoga is not action which is great <br>or weighty. The karmayoga of the Gita is something quite different. <br>Its distinctive virtue consists in progressively acquiring <br>chittashuddhi, inner purity, through performing, without any thought <br>of fruit, the svadharma that comes to one naturally and inescapably. <br>Endless activities go on all the time throughout creation. But <br>karmayoga means performing all actions with a special mental <br>attitude. <br> To sow seed in a field and to scatter a handful of grain <br>somewhere - these are entirely distinct actions. The difference <br>between them is great; we know how much we gain by sowing the seed <br>and what we lose by throwing it away. The karma that the Gita teaches <br>is like the sowing of seed. There is an unlimited power in carrying <br>out one's duty, one's svadharma. Here, no effort can be too great. <br>Here, there is no excuse for running around. <br><br>VINOBA BHAVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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