yoga and karma in gita

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I have already mentioned in my commentary on the Gita in chapter3 that the word yoga is used in different meanings in th Gita according to context. You have to understand it as per the context which I will be explaining as and when thw word occurs. The word yoga is derived fri om the verb yuj to unite.When the mind is united with anything, may it be work or the supreme purusha, purushavesha as Patanjali terms it or the Lord with form or Brahman withour form ,allare yoga only as yujyathe ithi yogaH

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--- On Wed, 12/17/08, saseedharan_vk <saseedharan_vk wrote:

saseedharan_vk <saseedharan_vk[Guruvayur] yoga and karma in gitaguruvayur Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 3:25 PM

 

 

OM NAMO NARAYANAYAI would be grateful if Respected Dr.Saroja Ramanaujam and any other member could enlighten me on the following:In the commentaries on certain verses(I/39, III/3, V/1, V/5 etc) of the Gita the word Yoga is found to be used to mean Karma/Karmayoga. Yoga as we understand from the definition of patanjali is with a different meaning.Even the attributes of yoga as used in verses II/48,II/50 etc and the meaning of karma as used in verseVIII/3 do not indicate any such meaning(ie.karma/ karmayoga) to the term yoga. these attributes of yoga and meaning of karma go along with the concept of gita as yoga sastra and the addressing of each chapter as as yoga and the use of karma yoga .jnana yoga .bhakti yoga,etc separately.However still the synonymous use of the word yoga and karma /karamayoga as stated above is is not

understood.saseedharan

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Dear Saseedharanji and other Gurudevs,

 

Good question! We all come across similar doubts as some of the

scripture-subjects are complex unless a Guru explain it in the right context.

 

Sarojaji and other elders have always done a great job of simplifying many such

complex subjects and clearing the fog for us through emails andarticles

 

Please read Sarojaji's Gita articles published in Navaneetham 2007/early 2008

issues.

 

I also like to suggest another great article I came across recently

that explained the subject of Yoga, Karma and Bhakthi very well.

 

" The Advent of Bhagavad Gita " is published in this month's

Navaneetham - page 23 forwarded to us by our Manikantanji.

 

Everyone, please read the same. It is an excellent read that demystifies many

aspects of Gita and life.

 

http://navaneetam.blogspot.com

 

Om Namo Narayanaya:

Sunil

 

 

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> I have already mentioned� in my commentary on the Gita in chapter3

that the word yoga is used in different meanings in th Gita according

to context. You have to understand it as per the context which I will

be explaining as and when the word occurs. The word yoga is derived

from the verb yuj to unite. When the mind is united with anything, may

it be work or the supreme purusha, purushavesha as Patanjali terms it

or the Lord with form or Brahman with our form,all are yoga only as

yujyathe ithi yogaH

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> --- On Wed, 12/17/08, saseedharan_vk <saseedharan_vk wrote:

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> saseedharan_vk <saseedharan_vk

> [Guruvayur] yoga and karma in gita

> guruvayur

> Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 3:25 PM

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA

>

> I would be grateful if Respected Dr.Saroja Ramanaujam and any other

> member could enlighten me on the following:

>

> In the commentaries on certain verses(I/39, III/3, V/1, V/5 etc) of

> the Gita the word Yoga is found to be used to mean Karma/Karmayoga.

> Yoga as we understand from the definition of patanjali is with a

> different meaning.Even the attributes of yoga as used in verses

> II/48,II/50 etc and the meaning of karma as used in verseVIII/3 do not

> indicate any such meaning(ie.karma/ karmayoga) to the term yoga. these

> attributes of yoga and meaning of karma go along with the concept of

> gita as yoga sastra and the addressing of each chapter as as yoga and

> the use of karma yoga .jnana yoga .bhakti yoga,etc separately.However

> still the synonymous use of the word yoga and karma /karamayoga as

> stated above is is not understood.

>

> saseedharan

>