Karma Yoga: The Yoga of Living In and Beyond Karma

Name: Karma Yoga: The Yoga of Living In and Beyond Karma
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Transcending Karma through the Inward Journey of Traditional Yoga

Created byAbhyasa Ashram, Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati

Last updated 12/2017

English

What you'll learn

Understand the meaning of Karma as in traditional Yoga
Learn methods of reducing Karma at the levels of Actions, Speech, and Thoughts
Reduce the effects of Karma through Contemplation and Meditation
Karma means "actions", all of our actions in daily life.
Practicing constant awareness of the center of consciousness right in the middle of daily life is called "Karma Yoga"
Meditation in daily life is called Karma Yoga. This course outlines that process in simple language.

Course content

6 sections • 42 lectures • 4h 0m total length

Introduction5:21
Define karma as actions performed in the world that generate consequences, not as a moral judgment. Explain samskaras as habit patterns and deep impressions that shape actions, speech, and thoughts.
Three Freedoms8:29
Explore three freedoms in karma yoga: freedom from the bondage of karma and action and speech, freedom from thought, and freedom from vidya (ignorance), with a gradual, gentle path.
Three Freedoms

2.1) Center of Consciousness4:50
Explore the center of consciousness as the inner ground of awareness that moves outward into karma, linking Atman or Purusha, Shakti, and Shiva with moments of no thoughts and meditation.
2.2) Avidya/Ignorance6:55
2.3) Four Primitive Fountains5:21
2.4) Deep Impressions / Samskaras9:20
2.5) Emotion of Desire / Kama5:53
2.6) Fulfilled and Unfulfilled Desires5:59
2.7) Emotion of Ahamkara / Ego3:35
2.8) Thoughts3:57
Explore how consciousness expands from the ocean of awareness into ego, samskaras, and karma, and how unconscious thoughts drive desire, fulfillment, and self-preserving impulses.
2.9) Actions and Speech5:50
Setting the stage

3.1) Actions and Speech5:19
3.2) Thoughts2:11
3.3) Emotion of Ahamkara / Ego5:17
3.4) Fulfilled and Unfulfilled Desires3:07
3.5) Emotion of Desire / Kama3:48
3.6) Deep Impressions / Samskaras9:17
Uncover samskaras as the deep impressions shaping karma and desires, traced in chitta as memory colorings of attraction and aversion, and learn to attenuate them through meditation.
3.7) Four Primitive Fountains3:31
3.8) Avidya/Ignorance5:44
3.9) Center of Consciousness3:43
Explore the center of consciousness as the ultimate goal beyond karma, where samskaras and desires fade. Be still and know, recognizing quiet moments as glimpses of pure awareness and Atman.

6.1) Self-awareness and Self-training2:07
6.2) Ahimsa6:08
6.3) Witness Everything5:28
6.4) Examine your Quiver5:41
6.5) Meditation, Contemplation, Prayer, and Mantra8:09
Explore how meditation, contemplation, prayer, and mantra guide living in and beyond karma through inward turn, pratyahara, and a language-to-silence journey toward silent realization.
6.6) Give away the fruits of actions7:16
Recognize that every action yields fruits, and practice giving away the fruits by serving others—customers, clients, patients, or the environment—to move beyond karma.
6.7) Mindfully Give and Receive4:37
6.8) Do your Duties with Love3:07
6.9) See the Unity in Everything and Everyone9:42
See unity in everything and everyone through daily contemplations of objects, people, and life, recognizing that all matter shares a common source beyond karma.
6.10) Nothing is Mine6:07
6.11) Remember the Center6:46
6.12) What is seen by the Scientist, the Religionist, and the Yogi7:36
6.13) Remember, Remember, Remember0:01
BONUS: Resources0:09

Requirements

There are no specific prerequisites for this course.
Wants to practice traditional Yoga right in the middle of life.

Description

*******Over 6,000 students are enrolled in this course*******

Yoga is a whole life process. This includes our private practice time, as well as when living our actions (karmas) in the world. Thus, karma yoga is not a separate practice, but a very useful aspect of that one, whole life process of Yoga.

The law of Karma is a universal process, whereby causes lead to effects. This is something that all of us are already familiar with, whether or not we use the word Karma to describe it. Newton's third law of motion, that every action leads to a reaction, is an application of the law of Karma. Whether we are talking about physics or daily life in the world, it is extremely useful to understand the law and process of Karma so that we may regulate or direct the process. Then, gradually, we can come to know, in direct experience, the Joy of Being that is Beyond the Karma.

We can soften the impact of the playing out of our past Karmas, and can choose our own future Karma if we are willing to put in the effort to learn how to do it. This course offers both clear explanations of the traditional concepts of karma, and practical ways of living in and going beyond karma.

Who this course is for:

Everybody who is interested in the relationship between Karma and Yoga
People with a background in Yoga
People who practice Meditation

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 14min

2) Evolution into Karma9 lectures • 52min

3) Involution Beyond Karma9 lectures • 42min

4) Three Arrows of Karma2 lectures • 24min

5) Karma in the Yoga Sutras6 lectures • 36min

6) Living the Principles14 lectures • 1hr 13min

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