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Karma yOga is prescribed by Sri Krshna in Gita as a must for all. Let us practice it What is karma yOga ? Svadharma gnAna vairAgya sAdhya bhakti Eka gOcara: narAyaNa: param brahma gItA sAstrE samIrita (yAmuna) The essence of Gita is; Practice of ones prescribed karma yOga with detachment, realising the atmans essential nature leads us to bhakti; NarAyaNa the supreme is attained only through that bhakti. The ladder is: 1. Realise that Atma is different from the body and eternal, it is subservient and dependent on paramAtma . 2. With this, practice once prescribed varna asrama dharma with a. kartrtva buddhi tyAga b. mamatA tyAga and c. phala tyAga. 3. We reach Atma sakshAtkAra (complete realisation and vision of the atman) 4. Then practice bhakti yOga (without giving up karma yOga) 5. When all our prArabdha karmas are destroyed (may take many births) we attain mOksham.
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1. Some karma yogis focus on deva pooja as their yajna. 2. Some are interested in offering sacrificial materials to Brahmam (in the form of fire) through the tools of yajna. Is about deva pooja with 3 faculties body speech and mind. Yagna yaja deva pUjAyAm . Agnou tishthati viprANAm hrdi tishthati yOginAm pratimAsu aprabuddhAnAm sarvatra samadarsinAm. Deity worship is the simplest method.
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apAnE juhvati prANam prANE apAnam tathAparE prANApAnagatI ruddhvA praNAyAmaparAyaNA: (29) aparE niyatAhArA: prANAn prANEshu juhvati (30)
11. Some who are inclined to pranayama, control food habits, synchronise apana vayu with prana vayu- Puraka (deep inhaling) 12. Some, synchronise Prana vayu with apana- Rechaka (exhaling) 13. Some control the pranavayu from going upwards and apana downwards, and synchronise all their pranas in them- Kumbhaka. (holding the breath) Inhaling air through your nostrils is Puraka, holding it inside is kumbhaka and releasing it out is rechaka. All the three must be in equal timing. Puraka- Offers Pranavayu as sacrificial material to Fire in the form of apana. By nature, prana vayu moves upwards. This is controlled and sent downwards from its seat, Hrdaya. It becomes one with apana in Guda. Rechaka- The reverse happens. Kumbhaka- Control both, and offer all 5 pranas to them. The lesser the frequency of respiration, better the health. Out of these 13 choices, one can choose any one or more and follow regularly for purity of mind and removal of papams. The awakening that all these are done as service to bhagavan is vital.
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