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July 8, 2025

Nishkamya Karma Yoga

Nishkamya Karma Yoga In the practice of Nishkamya Karma Yoga, there is no loss of effort. There is no harm....

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Inspirng Stories

Inspirng Stories by Swami Sivananda 1. TIRUVALLUVAR In Mylapore, Madras, there lived about two thousand years ago a born Siddha...

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Special Instructions for Karma Yogis

Special Instructions for Karma Yogis by Swami Sivananda 1. See God in every face, in everything. 2. Repeat mentally or...

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Karma Yoga, Better than Renunciation

Karma Yoga – Better than Renunciation by Swami Sivananda Arjuna said to Lord Krishna: “O Krishna, Thou praiseth renunciation of...

Self-Surrender

Self-Surrender by Swami Sivananda “Whatever thou doest, whatever thou eatest, whatever thou sacrificest, whatever thou givest, whatever thou doest of...

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Action and Actor

Action and Actor by Swami Sivananda “Action performed as duty, without attachment, without love or hate, without desire for fruit,...

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Action and Inaction

Action and Inaction by Swami Sivananda Lord Krishna says: “What is action, what is inaction? Even the wise are herein...

Swami Sivananda wearing sacred flower garland

Prakriti does everything

Prakriti does everything by Swami Sivananda All actions are done by the qualities of nature only. He whose mind is...

Swami Sivananda with devotees during a spiritual gathering

Scope for Personal Exertion

Scope for Personal Exertion by Swami Sivananda In the Gita you will find: “Even the man of knowledge acts in...

Swami Sivananda with Gulzarilal Nanda and devotees

The Wheel of the Universe

The Wheel of the Universe by Swami Sivananda This world is action-bound except in the case of action for the...

Autobiography of Swami Sivananda book cover

Gambling

Gambling by Swami Sivananda Gambling is another dreadful curse. It is a great friend of Satan or anti-God. It is...

Sri Swami Sivananda inspirational quote portrait

Meat-Eating

Meat-Eating by Swami Sivananda Meat is not at all necessary for the keeping up of health. Meat-eating is highly deleterious...

Fashion: A Terrible Curse

Fashion: A Terrible Curse by Swami Sivananda This subject is not foreign to Karma Yoga. Only he who wears simple...

Swami Sivananda sitting on a fallen tree trunk

Practical Instructions

Practical Instructions by Swami Sivananda A true Brahmachari only can cultivate Bhakti. A true Brahmachari only can practise Yoga. A...

Glory of Brahmacharya

Glory of Brahmacharya by Swami Sivananda There cannot be any language without vowels. You cannot draw a picture without a...

Swami Sivananda studying and writing spiritual teachings

Practice of Brahmacharya

Practice of Brahmacharya by Swami Sivananda As the practice of Karma Yoga is not possible without Brahmacharya, I have given...

Swami Sivananda receiving national honor from President Ram Nath Kovind

Sannyasins, Wake Up!

Sannyasins – Wake Up! by Swami Sivananda Mere study of Vichara-Sagara or Panchadasi cannot bring in the experience of pure,...

Swami Sivananda playing veena inspiring devotional meditation

Samucchaya Vaada

Samucchaya Vaada by Swami Sivananda The cause of human suffering is Avidya or ignorance. Sri Sankara holds the view that...

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Kill Desire

Kill Desire by Swami Sivananda Arjuna said: “But, dragged on by what does a man commit sin, reluctantly indeed, O...

Swami Sivananda seated in meditation with flower garlands

Meditation and Action

Meditation and Action by Swami Sivananda That man who meditates in a cave in the Himalayas finds it difficult to...

Swami Sivananda The Divine Life Society Rishikesh 3

Naishkarmya (Actionless State)

Naishkarmya (Actionless State) by Swami Sivananda Simply sitting quiet cannot make a man actionless (Naishkarmya). He will have a thousand...

Swami Sivananda meditating with inspirational spiritual message

Transcend The Dvandvas

Transcend The Dvandvas by Swami Sivananda Union with God is the goal of this human life. It is the be-all...

Swami Sivananda inspiring hope through spiritual wisdom teachings

Karma Nishtha

Karma Nishtha by Swami Sivananda The seer of the Isavasya Upanishad prescribes in the first Sloka the method to enter...

Live up to Your Ideals

Live up to Your Ideals by Swami Sivananda You should have your own ideal in life and should try hard...

Swami Sivadasananda greeting with folded hands

The Four Paths

The Four Paths by Swami Sivananda Union with God is the goal of this human life. It is the be-all...

Swami Sivananda teaching divine peace bliss and consciousness

Karma Yoga Resources

Karma Yoga Resources In this section Karma Yoga Resources, there will be various reference materials collected on the vast subject...

Swami Sivananda teaching self discipline through personal example

Karma in the Jain Philosophy

Karma in the Jain Philosophy by Swami Sivananda Karma in the Jain philosophy is divided into eight classes: those which...

Secrets of Karma

Secrets of Karma by Swami Sivananda Karma is the sum-total of works-good, bad and mixed-which an individual performs during his...

Swami Sivananda enjoying meal at Sivananda Ashram

Three Kinds of Karma

Three Kinds of Karma by Swami Sivananda 1. Sanchita Karmas are accumulated works 2. Prarabdha Karmas are ripe or fructuous...

Lawful and Forbidden Actions (Vidhi-Nishedha)

Lawful and Forbidden Actions (Vidhi-Nishedha) Actions are of two kinds: 1. Lawful (Vidhi). 2. Forbidden or prohibitory (Nishedha). Lawful actions...

Sin is a Mistake Only

Sin is a Mistake Only The ignorant man only says: “I am a great sinner.” This is a serious mistake....

Swami Sivananda blessing devoted disciple with compassion

Doctrine of Reincarnation

Doctrine of Reincarnation The doctrine of reincarnation is accepted by the majority of mankind of the present day. It has...

Swami Sivananda meditating beneath Om symbol

True Evolution

True Evolution What then is true evolution? It is, as once before stated, the progress of the thinker in man...

Devotees performing Guru worship before spiritual master

Who Evolves

Who Evolves Further, what is the cause of growth or evolution? Why should an entity which was sometime ago in...

Swami Sivananda promoting cheerfulness for healthy joyful living

The Western Theory of Evolution is Unsound

The Western Theory of Evolution is Unsound Thus evolution and involution can be, strictly speaking, postulated only of the thinker....

Swami Sivananda portrait with flower garland and peaceful expression

Karma

Karma Sri R. Krishnaswami Aiyer, M.A., B.L., writes about Karma in the Hindu Mind dated October, 1935: a. Karmas Classified...

As you Sow so shall you Reap

As you Sow so shall you Reap This world runs on well-established laws. There is no chaos. There is no...

Swami Sivananda sitting outside and reading book.

Free Will versus Fatalism

Free Will versus Fatalism The controversy between free will and fatalism is still going on in the West and no...

Three spiritual seekers walking together in devotion

Man Can Outgrow Environments

Man Can Outgrow Environments It is often said that man is the resultant of his environmental forces. This is not...

Swami Sivananda meditating in peaceful outdoor setting

Philosophy of Right and Wrong

Philosophy of Right and Wrong Right and wrong, Dharma and Adharma, are both relative terms. It is very difficult to...

Atma Nivedana spiritual guru portrait collage inspiring devotion and surrender together

Free Will

Free Will How far a man is a free agent of his actions must be intelligently understood in the light...

Swami Sivananda inspiring aspirants through mindful thought control

Instructions to Aspirants

Instructions to Aspirants Pride, self-sufficiency, arrogance, irritability, self-assertive Rajasic nature, curiosity about the affairs of other people and hypocrisy are...

Swami Sivananda teaching during yoga meditation session

Mithyachara

Mithyachara Mere physical control of the organs of action (Karma Indriyas such as speech, hands, feet, genitals and anus) will...

The Pseudo Karma Yogi

The Pseudo Karma Yogi A man puts on Khaddar clothes and dons a Khaddar cap. He will not have any...

Swami Sivananda teaching divine inner bliss

Karma Indriyas

Karma Indriyas A description of these organs will not be out of place here. A Karma Yogi should have a...

Swami Sivananda explaining three gunas spiritual wisdom

The Three Gunas

The Three Gunas A clear understanding of the three Gunas and their operations is very necessary for a Karma Yogi....

Duties of Man

Duties of Man Man has certain important duties and responsibilities in life. He has to evolve morally and spiritually by...

Swami Sivananda teaching Sadhana and Svadharma

What is Svadharma?

What is Svadharma? There is no proper equivalent in English for the Sanskrit term ‘Dharma’. It is generally rendered as...

Swami Sivananda blessing devotees with divine compassion

Law of Resistance

Law of Resistance If you eat a mango, if you do any kind of work, it produces an impression in...

Swami Sivananda encourages truthful righteous living

Law of Retribution

Law of Retribution Every wrong action or crime brings its own punishment, in accordance with the law of retribution. The...

Swami Sivananda explains ignorance hides divine truth

Law of Action and Reaction

Law of Action and Reaction The grand law of causation includes the law of action and reaction, the law of...

Vedantic guru meditating before Himalayan mountains inspiring spiritual wisdom peacefully

Law of Causation

Law of Causation All the phenomena of Nature are governed by one important law, the universal law of causation, which...

Swami Sivananda explains wisdom and devotion

Law of Karma

Law of Karma Every man should have a comprehensive understanding of Nature’s laws, and their operations. Then he can pull...

Secret of Karma Yoga

Secret of Karma Yoga Attachment is the first child of Maya. This whole Lila of the Lord is kept up...

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Health and Yoga

Health and Yoga What is health? It is a state of equilibrium of the three humours of the body, viz.,...

Swami Sivananda meditating beside Ganges in Himalayas

No Loss in Karma Yoga

No Loss in Karma Yoga You do not lose anything in Karma Yoga. Even if you do a little service...

Work without any Motive

Work without any Motive Man generally plans to get the fruits of his works before he starts any kind of...

Poised Reason

Poised Reason Actions which are of a binding nature lose that nature when you do them with equanimity or evenness...

Swami Sivananda gazing peacefully beside sacred river

Yoga of Equanimity

Yoga of Equanimity Worldly people are generally elated by success and depressed by failure. Elation and depression are the attributes...

Karma Yoga: A Means to Knowledge

Karma Yoga – A Means to Knowledge The practice of Nishkamya Karma Yoga destroys sins and impurities of the mind...

Swami Sivananda meditating in peaceful solitude

Qualifications of a Karma Yogi

Qualifications of a Karma Yogi A Karma Yogi should be absolutely free from lust, greed, anger and egoism. Even if...

Work is Worship

Work is Worship Work is worship. Work is meditation. Serve all with intense love without any idea of agency and...

Swami Sivananda meditating beneath sacred trees

Right and Wrong Action

Right and Wrong Action Have right thinking. Use your reason and commonsense. Follow the injunctions of the Sastras. Consult the...

Swami Sivananda teaching disciples during outdoor spiritual study session

What is Karma?

What is Karma? Karma means work or action. According to Rishi Jaimini, rituals like Agnihotra, Yajnas, etc., are termed Karmas....

Swami Sivananda with disciple in portrait

Karma Yoga

Karma Yoga Introduction Karma, Bhakti, Yoga and Jnana do no mutually exclude each other. Karma Yoga leads to Bhakti Yoga...

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