Karma-yoga
by Swami Vivekananda · first published 1926
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on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?” ↗Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds (D. Goggins) Karma Yoga (S. Vivekananda) The Power of Now (E. Tolle)
on “Ask HN: What are some good inspirational and uplifting books?” ↗…for so long, keep doing the bit. it's funny, like no one gets it at this point but that's the bit. keep doing the bit. nothing matters more than the bit. I draw connection between the above meme and Karma Yoga as proposed in the Holy Bhagavad Gita. Please give a read.
on “Just keep doing the bit (Karma Yoga Edition)” ↗There’s a relevant quote from Swami Vivekananda on this From Karma Yoga, Chapter: I, Karma in its effect on character— What we say a man “knows”, should, in strict psychological language, be what he “discovers” or “unveils”; what a man “learns” is really what he “discovers”,…
on “Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan” ↗…its essence I would advice you to read Swami Vivekananda's complete works. I practice Yoga. Yoga is not a 2 hour exercise session. Yoga is a way of life. I practice Yoga, Its a branch of Yoga called Karma Yoga! So what does Karma Yoga mean? Its exemplified from a verse in Gita: You have power to your actions only, not its outcome. Act therefore forth right without succumbing to inaction This is to dedicate…
on “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body” ↗…though it has been more than two years since I made that resolve, but I sure as hell am more happy and productive than ever in my life. Surprisingly, it's the practice of stoic philosophy (to me it means Karma Yoga, pioneered in the book Bhagwat Geeta, which bears uncanny resemblance to the stoic philosophy pioneered by Seneca and Markus Aurelius) that has helped stabilize my ever confused mind.
on “The sad truth about depressive realism (2006) [pdf]” ↗Chapter 3 text 8 of the Gita on Karma Yoga Perform your prescribed duty, for action is better than inaction. A man cannot even maintain his physical body without work.
on “Evolutionary history and why physical activity is important for brain health” ↗