Difference between a Karma Yogi and Yogarudha

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    • April 11, 2024 at 7:20 pm #623770
      Rama Hariharan
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      I am a student of Master Gita, Master Life. In this course, I was answering a question in 6th Chapter. In Q 11, it is asked which of the following is true of a karma yogi. One of the options is “A karma yogi gives up sankalpas and hence is a true sannyasi”. This has been included as a correct answer. Whereas, my understanding was when the seeker becomes Yogarudha, then he gives up the sankalpas. As explained by Swamiji, it is the sankalpa which pushes the seeker to actions. Since the karma-yogi is still in the realm of action, he does not give up sankalpas.
      Pl. clarify.

    • April 11, 2024 at 7:23 pm #623921
      Arvind1 Kannan
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      A karma-yogin too has given up sankalpa, since his actions are dedicated to the Lord and are not selfish. He performs actions for God’s happiness and not for any of his sankalpa. Yogarudha is surely devoid of sankalpa. But a karma-yogin too is without a sankalpa and hence is called as the real yogi or the real sannyasin by Lord Krishna at the beginning of the chapter. Hope this helps.

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