January 17, 2019

The difference between karma yoga and bhakti yoga


Kåñëa is meant for the paramahaàsa and muni, very, very exalted persons.  Yoga means “contact” or “having connection.” Bhakti-yoga means directly connecting with Kåñëa, or God.  Other yogas are not directly connected.  When there is karma-yoga, it is adulterated.  It is not pure.  Karma-yoga means yat karoñi yad açnäsi yaj juhoñi dadäsi yat.  In the beginning one cannot take to pure bhakti-yoga.  Therefore karma-yoga is recommended.  People are interested in different types of work.  So therefore Kåñëa says, yat karoñi:  “Never mind, whatever you are doing.” So how does it become karma-yoga?  Now, kuruñva tad mad-arpaëam:  “You give it to Me.” Kåñëa says, “All right, go on.  You are attached to business.  You go on doing that.  But the money earned out of your business, you give to Me.” This is karma-yoga.  “It doesn’t matter, whatever you are doing, but the ultimate result, you give to Me.” (Srila Prabhupada's lecture)