KarmaYog (meditation in work)

KarmaYog (Meditation While Working) is about transforming everyday tasks into "mindful living" that nurture both productivity and inner peace. Inspired by the ancient principles of Karma Yoga, this way of living invites you to engage fully with your work while remaining 'focussed' on your spiritual essence, on god. This is Yoga (meditation on God). When we live like this, our karma reflects our spiritual truth. Our actions are inspired and in 'alignment' with God's energy. In this article, we will learn the 'meaning' of KarmaYoga with examples, and learn the 'method' of practising it in the every day life.

Title: "𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙔𝙤𝙜 (𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠)"

Subtitle:

𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 '𝙺𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚊 𝚈𝚘𝚐' (𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚘𝚏 '𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎') 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚒𝚝

Index

✶𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻: 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺/𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴). 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. "𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜"

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The following was written in response to a query we received on our Samadhan WhatsApp group in March 2025. So please read the following in the same context.

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𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱

In the hustle of today's life, where we rarely live moments of spiritual reflection, the ancient practice of KarmaYoga emerges as a 'bridge' between action and inner harmony. Mothered first by the fundamental teachings of The Bhagavad Gita and 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘬𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘚𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘢 of Gautam Buddha. Mainly speaking, KarmaYoga is—𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 with the divine. This post explores how bringing meditation into our daily work/life not only enhances productivity but also nurtures a continuous, fulfilling conversation with god, making our life 𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 in every way.

🪴What we may generally call "𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕓𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖" is an underlying teaching of many ancient Indian religious scriptures and spiritual paths, all of them mothered by 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘥 𝘎𝘪𝘵𝘢, all of whose 18 chapters revolve around KarmaYoga. Even the Buddha spoke of what he called "𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕕𝕕𝕝𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪" in his very first sermont.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 (कर्मयोग)?

As traditionally understood and followed in the Indian spiritual & philosophical tradition, KarmaYoga is 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 '𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧', emphasizing performing one's duties & deeds (karma) without attachment to outcome (result).

🍁This is the path, not of renouncing the result of your action, but 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞' 𝐚𝐧𝐝 '𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭' 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 (fruit) of that action—whilst doing your karma with dedication, motivated purely by 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐞𝐬 (not vices). This is the path also of dedicating the fruit of karma to a higher purpose or to the divine (god)—and thus 'releasing attachment' to outcomes—which then 𝚙𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚜 the ego, cultivates 𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚎, a deeper sense of 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, and ultimately, advances our 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 & 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸

Another way to understand KarmaYog is—it is a practise of staying in remembrance of Shiv Baba (god, our spiritual father, the supreme soul) while doing your daily karma... This karma can be anything—𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐, or anything)... While you are doing this karma using your physical senses, your 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥, and you are experiencing this 'connection' as you feel yourself being the SOUL, sitted in the centre of forehead. This is as easy as remembering a human being.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 & 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘁?

As you have now understand, KarmaYog is not a sitting meditation that you can only do for a few minutes a day, but 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠. We do not need to stop doing our karma in order to connect our mind with the divine (god). Instead, by having this 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 with the higher power, 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 & 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 through which we make our life & its relationships better. We are 'empowered' and 'guided' even better when we are in 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 (meditation) with god, our spiritual father.

✶𝙏𝙞𝙥: To understand & practise RajYog correctly, please read our article: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐘𝐨𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Also see this video animation for reference: https://files.shivbabas.org/wp-content/uploads/Flow-of-White-light-from-Shiv-baba.mp4

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟯 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀

🌺In the gyan murlis, karma yoga is often recalled as "योगयुक्त स्थिति" (an inner spiritual state of 'union' with the father, shiv baba). And this योगयुक्त स्थिति can be attained and maintained when you abide by the following 3 principles:

1. 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 (पवित्रता)

Only when your mind & the thoughts you hold are 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞—the words you speak are 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 & 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠—and your deeds (actions) are 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐬, that you can be in constant connection (योगयुक्त) with the supreme soul, who is eternally pure and holy. Purity is 'essential' for 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. The saints and sages of all religions have observed purity (complete celibacy) for this very reason.

2. 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 (ज्ञान, मुरली)

Knowledge is "fire" of the soul. The more a soul 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭 & 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, the more powerful it becomes. Also, when we have a clear knowledge of—WHO I AM, where do i come from, who god is, what this universe, this world is... and what is my purpose—our 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 and we come closer to god's consciousness.

3. 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 (सेवा)

Perhaps the easiest of the three ways is—involving yourself in "selfless service" of others. When you 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 with others, you are in 'union' with the same higher consciousness that created and is maintaining this universe/world.

🪷Do you observe—We naturally experience 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 & 𝐣𝐨𝐲 when we do something good for others without selfish interest. When we 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩, 𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭, 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡, 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 someone in need, we ourself feel uplifted, enriched, and empowered... isnt't it? And this is the simplest way to remain in constant meditation (yog) with the supreme (god, Shiv baba)

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𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀

Visit the following recommended and related posts/videos for further insight and guidance on the same:

Keeping a BALANCE with loukik (family) and aloukik (spiritual) life

What is Manmanabhav?

Video: KarmaYogi kaise bane? (Hindi, by BK Suraj)

https://youtu.be/pYISSNRDJZA?si=vDaNg9IJBX_MUgI5&t=60

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