| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| THE YOGA OF ACTION |
| Varied benefits of Karma-yoga 8. In the yoga of desire less action, there is a miraculous power. By such action, both the individual and society are richly blessed. The life of the man who follows his svadharma runs the even tenor of its course. But, because he is always absorbed in action, his body keeps pure and healthy. And, as a result of his action, the society in which he lives prospers too. The karma-yogi farmer will not cultivate opium or tobacco just because it will fetch a lot of money, for he has related his work to the welfare of society. Action done as svadharma confers 9. The result of the karma-yogi's action is that while his life goes on smoothly, his body and mind are radiant; and society too prospers. Besides these two benefits, he also receives the great gift of chitta-suddhi, purity of mind, "Purity through action," it is called. Action is a means to inward purity, but not the routine action of everybody. What brings about inward purity is the "charged" action of the karma-yogi. The Mahabharata tells the story of the merchant Tuladhar (the balance-holder). |
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