Devotion means flood of Bhavna; Knowledge is purpose; Dhyan means focus and concentration; Karma or action means channel to express all these appropriately and harmoniously. As there is expression of energy, Bhavna, and inspiration from Sadhana, all these must be expressed in action. For example, when there is increased expression of Bhakti, there will be increased Love-Bhava in Sadhak. Sadhak must expand this Love-Bhava and express it in people who have come in his contact (on their own) or because of destiny or because of some specific reason. Only then Sadhak gets the measure of effectiveness of this Love-Bhava. Sadhak cannot remain just one sided. He has undertaken the huge task to express all pervading Mahaa-Prabhuji within him. If the Sadhak wants to touch the Lila of Mahaa-Prabhuji, he must express this Bhavna of love in everyone who has come in his contact.
Expressing Bhavna in action and performing proper action according to Bhavna is Bhakti or devotion. It is knowledge (gnyaana) when there is expression of knowledge and awareness of the purpose of the work while the work is being done. Karma Yoga means the work is being done in such a way that there is progress in life. In this way, Karma, devotion and knowledge are never separate from each other.
There is no field in the Sansar where one cannot do Sadhana of Bhagwan. It is not possible to break up different parts of Sadhana. Knowledgeable and religious people may have separated this in way of knowledge, way of devotion, way of Dhyan and way of Karma, but it is just for the understanding. In reality they are intermingled. Nothing is separate from anything. There is a belief in Sansar that there is no connection between Sadhana of Bhagwan and worldly affairs. This belief in our people does not seem to be proper.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Yog, Edition 1,
Part 2, Pages 73 - 74.
