Secret About Mind

Swami Mukundananda compares Karma Yog (Path of Works or Action) with Sankhya Yog (Path of Knowledge). Shri Krishna says that mere abstinence from work does not result in a state of freedom from karmic reactions. The mind continues to engage in fruitive thoughts, and since work of the mind is also a form of Karma, it binds one in karmic reactions, just as physical work does. A true Karm Yogi must learn to work without any attachment to the fruits of actions. This requires cultivation of knowledge in the intellect. Hence, philosophic knowledge is also necessary for success in Karm Yog.