Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
How to transcend the law of karma
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Hi Reader - You’d think it would be easy to tell the difference between good karma and bad karma but, in a time of relative truths, it’s not. As the Roman philosopher Lucretius put it “One man's good karma is another man's bad karma.” Or something to that effect. Karma, the law of action and reaction, is probably the most misunderstood concept to make its way from Eastern spiritual philosophy to Western conversational vernacular. And the reason is simple: karma is complicated. Then there’s the idea of karma-yoga, the art of acting without generating a reaction, which sounds like a mystical violation of the laws of physics. And yet, that’s one of the paths to liberation according to the yoga wisdom tradition. If you find any of this confusing, don’t worry; you’re in good company. According to the Bhagavad-gita, karma and karma-yoga are among the most perplexing concepts in yoga philosophy. But the problem of karma is worth solving because we’re always doing something and every something we do plants the seed of a reaction. And if we don’t know how the law of karma works, we can’t ever be sure what kind of reaction we’ll get from our actions. To say nothing of breaking free from reactions altogether, which is one of the definitions of moksha: liberation. If you want to have a solid understanding of how the law of karma works and learn how liberating action is possible, please join me next weekend for a special live online workshop: BEYOND ACTION AND REACTION: MASTERING KARMA YOGA FOR A LIBERATED LIFE Live via Zoom on Sunday, August 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT TUITION: $27 This workshop will be recorded and available for replay
In this workshop, you'll learn:
Members of Yoga Alliance can receive 1.5 hours of CE credit for this workshop. And remember, if you can’t be there for the live workshop, you can watch the replay anytime. If you have any questions about this workshop, just reply to this email. Hoping you’re well in all respects, - Hari-k |
Hari-kirtana das
Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
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