| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| THE YOGA OF ACTION |
| Another great benefit flows from the actions of the karma-yogi:
Society has before it an ideal. In a community, it happens that one man is born before and another
after. It becomes the responsibility of the one
who was born earlier to set an example to those who come later. It is the responsibility of the
elder brother to the younger brother, of the parent to the children, of the leader to his
followers, of the teacher to his pupils, to set an example through his actions.
And who but the karma-yogi is unceasingly devoted to his work, for in work only he sees joy. Thus false vanity loses ground in society. Though the karma-yogi is contended within himself, he cannot live at all without work. Tukaram says, "What if I have found God by singing his praises, by devotional songs/bhajan? Should I, therefore, give up my bhajan? After all, bhajan has now become my nature." "Having first kept company of the saints Tuka merged into Pandurang (God). Even then his devotional songs do not cease. One's nature does not change." The karma-yogi has climbed up the steps of action and reached the top; but he does not even then lift his foot
off the step. He cannot shake off action. Work has become second nature to his limbs. In this way he continues
to show to society the great use of value and of the steps, - of service through performing svadharma.
It is indeed a great thing to rid society of falsehood. Through hypocrisy and deceit, society decays. If the jnani, |
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