How to Be a Karma Yogi (Religion of Love)

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Interested in practicing Karma Yoga? This spiritual practice is based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Sanskrit scripture of Hinduism. Karma Yoga is all about doing good to the whole world, and loving the whole world and all beings. We're here to teach you exactly how to add this spiritual practice to your daily life, so you can feel more fulfilled.

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Live in inner peace and act with love.

Act with love for the happiness of all beings. For some people, it is important to live in the outer peace to achieve the inner peace. Basically, the inner peace is the result of a calm mind. A calm mind happens when you focus on yourself spiritually. By focusing on your own qualities, you focus on god, as Hindus embrace the term Aham Brahmasmi (one is inherently a part of god).
- This godliness is found by working continually to master your negative qualities, addictions, fears, and aggressions, while simultaneously enhancing your positive qualities.

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Find your personal balance of rest and action.

Those who live in the inner balance save their energy, physical health, and mental health. If you strengthen not only the calmness in your life, but also focus on your inner positivity and love, you will grow into the light. Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts. Constantly practice positive thinking, positive speaking, and positive actions.

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Seek to contribute making a happy world.

You grow further toward enlightenment when you facilitate the desire for a happy world. The secret to this wish is the connection from the inner to the outer world. You are not spiritually separated from other beings. Their happiness affects yours. When you visualize other beings as happy, then you feel happy too. Those who encourage the goal to a happy world creates positivity within.
- When you send light to all beings, then one day light will come through to your soul. When you do something good for the world, the world will reward you with a positive psyche.

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Prioritize inner happiness.

Don't make outer happiness the center of your life. If you follow the two principles of spiritual practice and love for all beings, you will transform your mind. Your inner tension will dissolve and happiness will appear. The longer you live and the longer you practice Karma-Yoga, the more you grow into the light.

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Meditate to solve your tensions and find inner peace.

The meditation has 5 parts in total. Do the following:
- 1. Globe = Visualize the earth beneath you, rub the earth with your feet and think, "May all beings be happy. May the world be happy."
- 2. Television = Which person on television today touches you negatively or positively? Clean the energetic connection, visualize this person as a Buddha or an angel. Give him or her a positive sentence. Think of the sentence as a mantra until you have overcome all attachment or rejection. Everything you see outside makes a knot in your soul. Create harmony in your mind. The first step to happiness is to create a positive world in your mind. Move a hand and send all the people in the television light: "I send light to .. I wish him / her wisdom, love and happiness. May all people on TV Buddhas, yogis and angels."
- 3. Goddess = Rub your hands before the heart chakra. Visualize yourself as a Buddha, Goddess or Christian: "I am a Goddess (Buddha, Christian). I go the way of the positive. I live in peace, love and happiness."
- 4. Enlightened Masters = Rub the hands over your head and ask the enlightened masters for guidance and help. Connect yourself spiritually with their energy, "Om all enlightened masters. I ask for guidance and help on my spiritual way."
- 5. Mantra = Put your hands together in your lap, move your feet and think many times the mantra "Om Shanti" in your body, your legs and in the whole world. Stop every thought for a minute. Relax. Live as a Karma-Yogi in peace, love and happiness.

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Practice your positive qualities.

Be an angel for the world. Meditate on or say "I send light to ... May all people be happy. May the world be happy."

Community Q&A

Question

I am frustrated with my friend. How am I supposed to handle myself and the situation?

Community Answer

In any situation, communication is key. First, be sure to take a step back, relax, and evaluate the situation from the other person's point of view. After you have done this, calmly address your friend about what is bothering you. Don't tell her that she is wrong; instead, ask why she thinks she is right and go from there.
Question

Are there any institutes in India where they teach the practice of Karma Yoga?

Sri Aravinda Surya

Community Answer

Yes, I think Ramakrishna Mission would be the right place and Swami Vivekanada books will make you clear about it. Srimad Bagavad Gita is a perfect resource of knowledge that insists on karma yoga.
Question

My grownup daughter is mentally ill at times. How should we treat her?

Community Answer

Try getting to know if she has any problems as she may also be suffering from trauma. If there is no definite problem, it may be a mental illness which requires consultation with a doctor.

Warnings

There is a danger along the path of unconditional, all-encompassing love. We can overwhelm ourselves and work too hard and have no energy left for happiness. A karma yogi must practice rooted in inner peace. A karma yogi must take care of himself or herself, as it is impossible to take care of others unless the self is cared for. Furthermore, a path of exhaustion only leads to burn-out, not enlightenment.

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