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TODAY'S LEARNINGKARMA YOGA

Although karma yoga is frequently described as sev (the Sikh discipline of selfless service) in modern yoga teacher training programs, numerous definitions of karma have developed over millennia. These range from causality (the idea that cause and effect govern our behavior) to free will (none of our actions are the result of prior causes, events, or divine intervention). The more typical definition of karma is "activity," "labor," and "motion."

It is common in the studio yoga world to interpret karma yoga as a selfless act in the following way: "Doing good deeds in the world will bring me good karma, and doing terrible deeds in the world will bring me bad karma." This interpretation is also inspired by consequentialism. This misconception creates the following incorrect precedents:

-that we perform "good" and "evil" deeds because we are the ones doing them, or the ones in power.

-that the subjective aspect of reality is accurately reflected in our assessments of what is just and what is unjust.

-that it is inherent in human nature for our activities to either punish or reward us.

Walking the road of karma yoga requires us to rid ourselves of the delusion that we are fully in charge and know what is best for us, the world, and other people, according to the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, the literal book on karma yoga.

We come to understand that karma yoga is all about praxeology, or the nature of human activity, as a result of immersing oneself in this holy scripture. The foundation of praxeology is the idea that every action we take has meaning and the power to change not just our individual circumstances but also the global systemic situations. What does that serve? the simple pleasure of performing things. And those deeds are grounded in the things we cherish the most.

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