Kumbhakonam,
April 3, 1952.
Ramnavami.
When karma is done in ignorance, it is never karma. Similarly when karma is done with ego, it is never a karma.These kind of karmas and many other karmas result in binding. Our sentient nature becomes even more binding. Such karmas never give peace, balanced mind, happiness, true sukkha or ananda. If we look at it truthfully, it is obvious that soul does all the works either to satisfy ego or being directed by the vrutties of attachments, greed, anger, ego, jealousy, envy, desires, etc. Soul gets trapped by the forceful and vigorous attacks of such vrutties and does the work as a last resort; but this is not the karma. We want to perform karmas with such Bhava where there is no a trace of the ego; such works are best and appropriate. There is no prakruti driven characteristics of the Prana and are free from the thoughts of lower mind. Even then such karmas need to be done for the love of God with awareness and devotion; are offered as a homage continuously, then only it is considered as true karma. Such karmas need devotion, knowledge and awareness, and are never possible to perform without it. You should study "Karmagatha" for this reason. It contains explanation for things like what is a karma? With what kind of Bhava it is to be done, etc. It is written as an answer to a letter.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Sopan
Edition 3; Pages 184 - 185.
April 3, 1952.
Ramnavami.
When karma is done in ignorance, it is never karma. Similarly when karma is done with ego, it is never a karma.These kind of karmas and many other karmas result in binding. Our sentient nature becomes even more binding. Such karmas never give peace, balanced mind, happiness, true sukkha or ananda. If we look at it truthfully, it is obvious that soul does all the works either to satisfy ego or being directed by the vrutties of attachments, greed, anger, ego, jealousy, envy, desires, etc. Soul gets trapped by the forceful and vigorous attacks of such vrutties and does the work as a last resort; but this is not the karma. We want to perform karmas with such Bhava where there is no a trace of the ego; such works are best and appropriate. There is no prakruti driven characteristics of the Prana and are free from the thoughts of lower mind. Even then such karmas need to be done for the love of God with awareness and devotion; are offered as a homage continuously, then only it is considered as true karma. Such karmas need devotion, knowledge and awareness, and are never possible to perform without it. You should study "Karmagatha" for this reason. It contains explanation for things like what is a karma? With what kind of Bhava it is to be done, etc. It is written as an answer to a letter.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Sopan
Edition 3; Pages 184 - 185.
