Tag: karma yoga

  • The Secret of Work by Swami Vivekananda

    “Helping others physically, by removing their physical needs, is indeed great; but the help is greater according as the need is greater and according as the help is far-reaching. If a man’s wants can be removed for an hour, it is helping him indeed; if his wants can be removed for a year, it is…

  • The Work Before Us – On Superstition

    “Brave, bold men, these are what we want. What we want is vigor in the blood, strength in the nerves, iron muscles and nerves of steel… Mystery mongering and superstition are always signs of weakness. They are always signs of degradation and of death.” – Swami Vivekananda

  • Bhagavad Gita and Karma Yoga

    The principle of correct action is made famous by the description of Karma Yoga in Chapter 2, Verse 47. Single-pointed, divine-dedicated Karma without desire for the fruits shall bring about inner purification, which is a pre-condition for spiritual awakening. On the surface, it seems almost impossible to act in life without any expectation of results.…