SEGMENT 4: continued KARMA YOGA- The path of work
Although yoga originated within the fold of Hinduism, it is more the art of living. Many
aspects of yoga have Hindu themes and ties. Sanskrit mantras are integrated in ritualistic
tantric yoga. Although not necessarily focusing on Krishna, love of the divine are the
essential elements of Bhakti yoga. The ideas of reincarnation and moral retribution are
present in Karma yoga.
Karma yoga seeks to break the cycle of death and rebirth, guiding the aspirant to spiritual
freedom through the discipline of work that is performed selflessly as a service to others.
In the middle of the 1st millennium BC, a powerful effort was made to integrate wisdom
with action in the teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita.
Audio-Visual Arjun and Krishna
The Bhagavad-Gita declares that the way of release is open also to the ordinary man by
way of action Karma. If a man does the ordinary duties of his state of life in a spirit of
detachment, without seeking the fruits of his action for himself, he can be saved the same
as the ascetic.
Interview Bikram
Differing from Jnana yoga, Karma yoga argues that a person should wait until all
the duties of a householder have been fulfilled before casting off the chains of earthly
bondage.
Documentary/Live action ordinary man fulfilling duties.
The yoga of action consists in the execution of ones allotted work in the proper fashion,
without any thought of personal gain or praise. The ego-personality is overcome through
fulfillment of the earthly duties.
Interviews that touch on:
Effects of character; the secret of work; what is duty; Non-attachment is complete self
abnegation.
Segment 1: Introduction & Patanjalis 8 fold doctrine
Segment 2: Hatha Yoga- Cultivating the body
Segment 3: Jnana Yoga- The path of wisdom
Segment 4: Bhakti Yoga- Cultivating love for the divine
Karma Yoga- The path of work
Segment 5: Tantric Yoga- The path of ritual and the creative spirit
Summation
Budget: Yoga Documentary
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