| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| THE TWO ASPECTS OF AKARMA - YOGA AND SANNYASA |
| 30. Because man has a body,
saguna is easier and therefore better. The art of acting and yet
no clinging to it, is preferable to action through inaction, because it is
easier. There is room in karma-yoga for effort and practice. Through karma-yoga one can learn
to control the senses and, little by little, detach the mind from all
activity. And if the method does not succeed today, it is bound to succeed some day. Ease in
practice distinguishes karma-yoga from sannyasa, but in the state of
perfection, they are the same.
Though their names are different, and they appear to be two, they are in reality one. In one, the demon of karma is dancing without, but peace reigns within. In the other, though nothing is done, there is a power to shake the three worlds. In both cases, the reality is different from the appearance. If perfect karma-yoga is sannyasa, perfect sannyasa is karma-yoga. There is no difference; but for the seeker, karma-yoga is easy. In the perfect state, both are one. 31. Changadev sent a letter to Jnanadev. It was just a piece of blank paper. Jnanadev was younger in years, so he could not begin respectfully with "pujya ... ...". He could not begin with the blessing, "chironjivi ... ...", because Jnanadev was superior in wisdom. He could not decide how to begin the letter. So Changadev sent off the blank (kora) paper. It first reached the hands of Nivrittinath. He read it and gave it to Jnanadev. Jnanadev too read it and gave it to Muktabai. |
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