Karma Yoga: 6 key ideas
The core ideas of Karma Yoga, each in under a minute, written in our own words. Want the full depth? Get the book.
- IDEA 1 OF 6
Work for work's sake
Do good work without expecting reward or recognition.
Attachment to results binds and disturbs you; the work itself is the point.
- IDEA 2 OF 6
Every duty is sacred
There is no high or low work.
Doing your own duty well is a form of worship.
- IDEA 3 OF 6
Helping is a privilege
When you help someone, you are the one who benefits.
Give without expecting thanks.
- IDEA 4 OF 6
Stay unattached
Be like a lotus leaf in water: fully engaged in the world but not stained by it.
- IDEA 5 OF 6
Work shapes character
Repeated actions build tendencies, and tendencies form character.
Choose actions with that in mind.
- IDEA 6 OF 6
Strength before non-resistance
Non-resistance is the ideal only when it comes from strength.
Practised from weakness, it is mere cowardice.
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