Feel, as you do your daily duties, that you are only a witness of all that goes on around
you, of even your own actions. This is called Sakshi Bhav. You should inwardly realize that you
are different from the active principle in you. This is the method of Vedanta.
There is the other - asier, but equally potent¾method of Nimitta Bhav. Feel that the
Lord alone is the real doer of all actions and that you are an instrument in His hands. Your
actions will be transformed into worship of the Lord, and you will not be bound to them. Work
without expectation of any reward and without egoism. Root out the idea of agency; feel, “I am
not the doer”. You will be freed from the shackles of Karma. You will not accumulate new
Karma. Allow your Prarabdha Karma to work out; and you will attain liberation.
From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda
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