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Krishna illustrates the concept of Karma Yoga or the path of selfless action through various examples, demonstrating that every individual can achieve spiritual growth by performing their duties with dedication, integrity, and compassion. By letting go of personal desires and outcomes, one attains a state of equanimity, where success and ...
Krishna compares the person who remains steady in equanimity to a lotus leaf untouched by water. Throughout the discourse, Krishna clarifies that both renunciation and selfless action lead to spiritual growth. He suggests that the path of Karma Sanyasa is more suitable for Arjuna, given his warrior nature and societal obligations.
Bronze statue representing the discourse of Bhagavan Krishna and Arjuna, in Kurukshetra. Karma yoga (Sanskrit: कर्म योग), also called Karma marga, is one of the three classical spiritual paths mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, one based on the "yoga of action", [1] the others being Jnana yoga (path of knowledge) and Bhakti yoga (path of loving devotion to a personal god).
Karma Yoga, elucidated in the Bhagavad Gita, is a profound spiritual path that advocates selfless action and detachment from the fruits of one's deeds.It is a philosophical approach to life and an art of righteous living, which emphasizes performing one's duties with dedication and devotion, without being swayed by the desire for personal gains or outcomes.
Krishna discusses the different paths to spiritual realization, including Karma Yoga (the yoga of selfless action) and Jnana Yoga (the yoga of knowledge). He emphasizes that performing one's duties without attachment to the results is the key to attaining inner peace and spiritual growth.
Bhakti yoga (Sanskrit: भक्ति योग), also called Bhakti marga (भक्ति मार्ग, literally the path of bhakti), is a spiritual path or spiritual practice within Hinduism focused on loving devotion towards any personal deity.
One pioneer of the Gaudiya Vaishnavite mission in the West was Baba Premananda Bharati (1858–1914), [79] author of Sree Krishna – the Lord of Love (1904) – the first full-length treatment of Gaudiya Vaishnavism in English, [80] who, in 1902, founded the short-lived "Krishna Samaj" society in New York City and built a temple in Los Angeles.
The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic poem Mahabharata.