The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.
Karma Yoga is Karma Sanyasa 1-9
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 6 - Dhyana Yoga - Sloka 2
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| Udhava laments Krsna's departure |
Ya sanyasam iti prahuh yogam tam viddhi pandava I
Na hi asanyasat sankalpah yogi bhavati kaschan II sloka 2
य संयासं इति प्राहुः योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव ।
न हि असन्यसत संकल्पः योगी भवति कश्चन ।। श्लोक २
Know that as yoga, O Pandava, which is called sanyasa; for none becomes a yogi without renouncing sankalpa.
It is sankalpa to create a formative imagination in the mind about the fruits of action. Sankalpa is the selfish motive behind an action. It is actuated by desire. Endless projects taking place in the mind, one nullifying or modifying the other are all born of sankalpa. He who is prey to it can never become a yogi. Sanyasa is the renunciation of sankalpa. He who succeeds in renouncing it qualifies himself for the practice of yoga. Strength of mind is his who practises yoga. Only a man of strong mind can meditate as well as discharge his duties very efficiently. This is how sankalpa sanyasa and karma yoga become identical.
How sanyasa augments yoga is explained in the next sloka
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