Karma Yoga by Swami Vivekananda (Nishkama) Spanish
Swami Vivekananda: Karma and its effect on character. Nishkama Yoga (Detached Action)
Karma Yoga (Selfless Action) by Swami Vivekananda (translated into Spanish by Pedro Nonell)
Swami Vivekananda, Spiritual heir of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, made an enormous effort explaining the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta by comparing it with Western philosophy, and was also the pioneer in making them known to the West.
The complete works of Swami Vivekananda include volume 1 on Karma Yoga where he wisely reflects on this path of yoga.
Subject Syllabus:
- Karma and its effect on character
- Everyone is great in their own place
- The secret of work (action)
- The importance of Nishkama Yoga or the Philosophy of detached action
- What is duty (Dharma)?
- We help ourselves, not the world
- Detachment is complete self-denial
- Freedom
- The ideal of Karma Yoga
Outline- Karma Yoga (Vivekananda)
Karma Yoga is, in theory, one of the most accessible Yogas for the majority of humanity, but understanding well “the correct science of action” or its “impenetrable secret” is very complex, much less knowing how to implement it in our lives. In a certain sense this Chapter 3, despite its length, may not be enough to understand the practical application of the philosophy of Karma Yoga.
Vivekananda perfectly analyzes this path from different points of view: spiritual, psychological or philosophical. And that is why we have scheduled this subject after the study of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita. Without these reflections from Swami Vivekananda we believe it would be difficult to truly understand the profound implications of this path.
Knowing and reflecting on this magnificent work on Karma and the philosophy of Karma Yoga by Swami Vivekananda is essential to deepen your learning of the Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta and Hindu philosophy in general.
Vivekananda also makes reference to Sri Ramakrishna, the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Vedas... citing cases such as the “Parable of the King and the Sannyasin”, “The Sannyasin who went to a forest to meditate “, “The Parable of the elf”, “When Shuka, son of Vyasa, visited King Yanaka” or “The Hunter's Song” as well as quotes when he gave his masterful lecture at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago
Source: “Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda” by Swami Vivekananda. Volume 1, Karma Yoga.
- Partially translated, edited, revised and improved (several verses from the Bhagavad Gita have been added) by Pedro Nonell
- Partially based on the translation by Federico Climent Terrer
- The Path of Karma Yoga (purification of the mind) in the Bhagavad Gita
- Knowledge is the objective of man, and this spiritual knowledge is found within, being a fundamental component in the character of the human being. Therefore, pleasure should not be your goal
- The influence of Karma on knowledge and character
- The World as a representation of the will and thought of the human being
- How Christ (Bhakti Yoga or yoga of Devotion) and Buddha (Karma Yoga) achieved the same goal
- The reasons why man acts
- The importance of Nishkama Yoga or detached action
- The great lesson of the Bhagavad Gita: Work is your right, but not its fruits
- How man's self-control allows him to develop his will
- The Gunas and the character of man
- The concept of Not resisting evil. The case of the Bhagavad Gita (Path of Wisdom)
- Stillness is not possible without activity
- The importance of fulfilling one's Dharma according to the Bhagavad Gita
- Ignorance as a cause of suffering (Gita)
- Good and evil in the execution of action and their influence on the character of man
- Acting incessantly without becoming attached to action: The key idea of the Bhagavad Gita
- Sri Krishna's teachings on the impenetrable secret of action
- Attachment as the cause of evil
- The concept of duty in the Bhagavad Gita and the philosophy of Dharma
- How the fulfillment of duty allows us to achieve the highest fulfillment
- The importance of love
- The concept of duty in the Bhagavad Gita and the philosophy of Dharma
- How the fulfillment of duty allows us to achieve the highest fulfillment
- The importance of love
- The three components of religion: philosophy, mythology and ritual
- The inseparability of words and thought
- Why should man do good to the world?
- Fanaticism is opposite to love
- Any act necessarily produces both bad and good results
- The struggle between the interior and exterior of man
- Devotion to God as a common factor of all religions and ethical systems
- Both Karma Yoga, Bhakti (Devotion) and Jnana Yoga (Knowledge) lead to the same goal
- Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita on detachment in action
- Does the world really need your help?
- All yogas lead to the same goal
- The law of Karma is in the mind of man
- The universe we see is the fruit of love or the freedom of man
- Knowledge is only achieved through experience
- Man cannot avoid inaction
- The profile of the Karma Yogi
- The ideal of Karma Yoga: “You have the right to the action, but not to its fruits"
- Buddha as the ideal Karma Yogi
- Etc
Listen to the video of Pedro Nonell with English subtitles
Karma Yoga por Swami Vivekananda 
Carmaioga por Swami Vivekananda.
Karma Yoga by Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda: Buddha the mayor Karma Yogi
The Bhagavad Gita according to Swami Vivekananda
In the following reflection by Swami Vivekananda we find the answer:
“Karma Yoga is a moral and religious system designed to achieve freedom through detachment and good actions. The Karma-yogi does not need to believe in any doctrine. He may not even believe in God.
In every moment of his life the objective of the Karma-yogi must be realization,
because he has to solve alone by action, without the help of any theoretical
doctrine, the same problem to which the Jnani applies his reason and inspiration
and the Bhakta loves him.
The Karma-yogi is the man who understands that the highest ideal is
non-resistance and, furthermore, that this is the highest manifestation of power
when it is really possessed; and he also knows that what is called resistance to evil is only a step on the path that leads to the manifestation of that higher
power, that is, to non-resistance. Until he has reached this higher ideal, man's
duty is to resist evil; he must act, he must fight, he must resist with all his
strength. Only then, when he has achieved the power to resist, will
non-resistance be a virtue.” Swami Vivekananda
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