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PRACTICE OF KARMA YOGA
eating Bengali Brahmin. This is a sad mistake. This retards his spiritual progress. A Madrasi is horrified when he sees a Hindustani eating with both his hands from the same plate with his children.
Similarly the idea of duty also varies among people of different countries. An African Negro cannot do Agnihotra in his hot country in summer. A Cashmere Pundit cannot take morning bath in winter in his place. The duty of one class of people cannot be the duty of another class of people. The duty of a man of one stage of life cannot be the duty of a man of another stage. The duties of a Brahmin, Vaishya, Kshatriya and Sudra, the duties of a Brahmachari, householder, forest-dweller and a Sannyasin, are quite different. A Brahmin cannot do the duty of a soldier. To kill an enemy in the battlefield is the duty of a soldier or Kshatriya. To practise Ahimsa in thought, word and deed is the duty of a Sannyasin and a Brahmin. Man evolves quickly by performing rigidly his duties allotted to his station in life.
Nectar's sons! Children of immortality! Shake off all weaknesses. Stand up and gird your loins. Do your Swadharma satisfactorily in accordance with your caste or stage in life Evolve quickly in spirituality. Eternal bliss, supreme peace, infinite knowledge and satisfaction can be had in the Atman only. Practice of Swadharma will surely lead to the attainment of God-consciousness. There is no happiness in finite objects. The Infinite alone is bliss. Understand the
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| SR No. | 011086 |
| Book Title | Practice of Karma Yoga |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Swami Sivananda |
| Publisher | Divine Life Society |
| Publication Year | 1980 |
| Total Pages | 329 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 30 MB |