The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.
Jnana Yoga & Karma yoga are complementary - 3-8
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| Iskcon Balaji |
Na karmanam an arambhat nais karmyam purushah ashnute I
Na cha samni asanat eva siddhim samadhi gacchati II sloka 4
न कर्मणां अन् आरम्भात नैष् कर्म्यं पुरुषः अश्नुते ।
न च संनि अस्नात एव सिद्धिं समधि गच्छति ।। श्लोक ४
Man gains not actionlessness by abstaining from activity, nor does he rise to perfection by mere renunciation.
The little ones seeking education take to schooling. But it is no intention of theirs to stick lifelong to educational institutions. They are to pass out after successfully completing their courses of study. It avails them nothing to come out of the school abandoning the studies. The training that the jivatman gets in the school of nature is similar to this.
Nishkarmyam & Siddhi connote the same; for teh state of perfection is that in which all activities are transcended. A fully ripe fruit maybe said to have reached the state of perfection. Its taking form from the flower, its development, growth and maturity are all different stages of its activity, leading to actionlessness in perfect fruition. The fully ripe fruit severs its connection with the tree. But if it is plucked out before ripening its fulfillment remains incomplete.
Man's spiritual life or his progress towards Sreyas is akin to this. As the tender fruit grows receiving sustenance from the tree, so man marches towards perfection in and through the discharge of duties fallen to his lot. He derives no benefit by violently snatching himself away from his duty. Desirelessness action is the sure means to reach actionlessness.
The goal in life of man is to merge in Godhood. Make a reminder knot of this fact in a corner of your scarf and then plunge in the discharge of your duties
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
An unripe fruit from a tree can be utilised for cooking purposes. Similarly abandoning karma, temporary res can be had by the karma bound man. Where is the harm in man's giving up work and living in peace for sometime at least? But the fact is revealed in the next sloka.
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