July 3, 2025
None of this cancels the Omnipresence of God or cosmic consciousness. All actions are movements of the energy inherent in it. All experiencing is pure consciousness. The realization of this truth breaks the shell of individuality, as it were, and the individual is delivered from self-imposed ignorance.
Karma Yoga is that wise blending of right action and right spirit, which enables the individual to see the truth. Krishna in The Bhagavad Gita extols yajnadana (sacrifice), (charity) and d (austerity) as the essential ingredients of right action. A simple life avoids the extremes of self-denial and self-indulgence, and kindles the lamp of eternal vigilance, with which the subtle middle path is sought. Charity destroys greed and reminds us that we have created nothing and own nothing. Sacrifice turns the inner gaze on the real doer of actions, and thus drives selfishness away - all actions then become sacred, which is what sacrifice means.