32. The essence of the matter is  that, if we give over to the Lord all our actions, then life acquires strength and skill from this, and moksha is within our grasp. To perform action, without renouncing the fruit, to surrender it to the Lord, this is raja-yoga. This takes us a step beyond karma-yoga. Karma-yoga says, "Perform action. Renounce the fruit; do not desire it." And there it stops. Raja-yoga says, "Do not give up the fruit, but surrender all your actions to the Lord. 

They are flowers; they are means to carry you heavenward; offer them to the image of the Lord. With action on the side and devotion on the other, combining both karma and bhakti, make your life more and more beautiful. 

Do not renounce the fruits. They are not to be thrown away, but dedicated to the Lord." The fruit that is cut off from action in karma-yoga is reunited with the raja-yoga. When you sow the seed, you do not throw it away. What you so, be it ever so little, will increase and yield infinite fruit. What you throw away is wholly lost. The action dedicated to the Lord is like a seed sown. It fills our life with endless joy and holiness.

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