Friday, January 16, 2009

KARMA X YOGA

ARE 'KARMA' AND 'YOGA' TWO DIFFERENT CONCEPTS , UNRELATED TO EACH OTHER! OR ARE THEY INTRICATELY CONNECTED AND INTERWOVEN!
ONE OFTEN HEARS ABOUT THOUGHTLESS STATE OF MIND - DESCRIBED AS 'YOGA' - A MEANS TO ACHIEVE INNER PEACE, AND SELF REALISATION - REALISATION IN TURN OF THE 'ATMAN' OR THE 'SUPREME TRUTH' AS OPPOSED TO 'BODY' , THE PHYSICAL THING WHICH IS PERCEIVED WITH NO DIFFICULTY OR NO SPECIAL TRAINING OR EXERTION, BUT BASICALLY MORTAL, SHORTLIVED
THE EXPRESSION - 'KARMA YOGA' - IS IT A PARADOX, NOT COMPATIBLE, AND CANNOT GO ALONG WITH EACH OTHER
HOW ONE CAN PRACTICE OR PERFORM 'KARMA' WITHOUT 'THOUGHT' OR IN A THUGHTLESS STATE OF MIND!
THOUGHTS - GOOD X BAD - AGAIN RELATIVE IN THE REALM OF RELATIITY!
ARE ONLY GOOD THOUGHTS PERMISSIBLE ; IF SO, WHAT IS IT?
'SWADHARMA' - WHY IMPORTANT FOR SALVATION?
A DEVIATION FROM 'SWADHARMA' - RTHE EVEL OR UHDESIRABLE CONSEQUENCES!