Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave 
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Discourses On Gita
THE TWO ASPECTS OF AKARMA - YOGA AND SANNYASA
 
Muktabai read it and said, "Changadev has become so big, but he is still kora, hollow." Nivrittinath read another meaning in it. He said Changadev is kora, innocent; he is pure and taintless and deserves to be taught." And he asked Jnanadev to answer this letter. Jnanadev wrote a letter of sixty-five onvis (marathi stanzas).

It is still known as "Changadev's Sixty-five." Such is the delightful story of this letter. It is easy to read what is written, but very difficult what is not written. You never come to the end of it. In the same way, though the sannyasi seems a hollow reed (kora), a blank piece of paper, he is full of illimitable action. 

32. In the perfect state, sannyasa and karma-yoga are of equal worth, but the practical value of karma-yoga is higher. A currency note for fifty rupees, and a gold coin of the same value, so long as the government is stable, are of equal worth. But if there is a Revolution, the note is worth nothing. You can always get something in exchange for the gold coin, for it is, after all, gold.

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About The Two Aspects Of Akarma
Outward action...Pg.1 
Outward action...Pg.2
Outward action...Pg.3
Outward action...Pg.4
The state of akarma..Pg.1
The state of akarma..Pg.2
The state of akarma..Pg.3
The state of akarma..Pg.4
The state of akarma..Pg.5
Yoga..Pg.1
Yoga..Pg.2
Sannyasa..Pg.1
Sannyasa..Pg.2
Who can compare..Pg.1
Who can compare..Pg.2
Who can compare..Pg.3
Suka and Janaka..Pg.1
Suka and Janaka..Pg.2
Suka and Janaka..Pg.3
Suka and Janaka..Pg.4
And yet yoga is...Pg.1
And yet yoga is...Pg.2
And yet yoga is...Pg.3
And yet yoga is...Pg.4
And yet yoga is...Pg.5