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Look at the stupendous and magnanimous work turned out by Lord Buddha, Sri Sankara
and other Karma Yogins of yore. Their names are handed down from posterity to posterity. Their
names are still remembered. The whole world worships them with reverence. Can you attribute an
iota or grain of selfish motive to their actions? They lived for doing service to others. They had
absolute self-abnegation.
Work cannot bring misery. It is the attachment and identification to work that brings in all
sorts of worries, troubles and unhappiness. Understand the secret of Karma Yoga and work without
attachment and identification. You will soon attain God-consciousness. This is Jnana. This is
Jnanagni (fire of wisdom) which burns all fruits of actions.
From "Light, Power and Wisdom" 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