Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Hare Krishna, 1.What is the exact difference between karma yoga, niskama karma yoga, bhakti yoga and bhakti yoga in mode of goodness (discussed in 3rd Canto by Lord Kapila)? 2.In BG, is Arjuna a karma-yogi or bhakti-yogi? 3.Is there any devotional component in the different systems of yoga - karma, jnana, dhyana? 4.Is it necessary to give up everything and stay in a temple to practise bhakti yoga? In other words, can one practise bhakti-yoga by continuing what he is doing to earn his living? 5.If a person is chanting his rounds (16 or less), reading, associating with devotees and doing his work as student, professional etc, then is he doing karma yoga or bhakti yoga? (This is continuation of q 4). 6.Srila Visvanath Cakravarti Thakur translates buddhi-yoga while Srila Prabhupada translates it as bhakti-yoga (2nd Chapter BG). How do we reconcile the difference? Please comment. Your servant Vidyadhar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Hare Krishna, I found an answer to one of my questions: >>>2.In BG, is Arjuna a karma-yogi or bhakti-yogi?<<<< In SB 3.32.25 purport Srila Prabhupada writes: "A devotee has no personal attachment to anything; therefore for him there is no question of agreeable or disagreeable. For the service of the Lord he can accept anything, even though it may be disagreeable to his personal interest. In fact, he is completely free from personal interest, and thus anything agreeable to the Lord is agreeable to him. For example, for Arjuna at first fighting was not agreeable, but when he understood that the fighting was agreeable to the Lord, he accepted the fighting as agreeable. That is the position of a pure devotee." Thank you, Your servant Vidyadhar ________________________________ Karmarkar, Vidyadhar [Vidyadhar.Karmarkar] Sun 12/5/2004 12:45 PM achintya On Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga Hare Krishna, 1.What is the exact difference between karma yoga, niskama karma yoga, bhakti yoga and bhakti yoga in mode of goodness (discussed in 3rd Canto by Lord Kapila)? 2.In BG, is Arjuna a karma-yogi or bhakti-yogi? 3.Is there any devotional component in the different systems of yoga - karma, jnana, dhyana? 4.Is it necessary to give up everything and stay in a temple to practise bhakti yoga? In other words, can one practise bhakti-yoga by continuing what he is doing to earn his living? 5.If a person is chanting his rounds (16 or less), reading, associating with devotees and doing his work as student, professional etc, then is he doing karma yoga or bhakti yoga? (This is continuation of q 4). 6.Srila Visvanath Cakravarti Thakur translates buddhi-yoga while Srila Prabhupada translates it as bhakti-yoga (2nd Chapter BG). How do we reconcile the difference? Please comment. Your servant Vidyadhar Achintya Homepage: achintya DISCLAIMER: All postings appearing on Achintya are the property of their authors, and they may not be cross-posted to other forums without prior approval by said authors. Views expressed in Achintya postings are those of their authors only, and are not necessarily endorsed by the moderator or spiritual leaders of the Gaudiiya school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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