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Karma Sanyasa Yoga Chapter 5, Verse 5   yat-sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṁ  tad-yogair-api gamyate  ekaṁ sāṅkhyaṁ ca yogaṁ ca  yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati   The status which is attained by Sankhya Yoga, the men of the yoga of action also achieve: he who sees Sankhya Yoga and yoga of action as one, truly sees.   Without Karma Yoga, one will never be able to truly renounce the mind, the senses and the body. Without Karma Yoga one will never become a sankhya yogi. Whereas when one performs whatever duty God has given, keeping the mind fixed on God, one reaches Him and truly sees Him.   If one is a renunciate, but has not fully let go of the outside world and completely surrendered to the spiritual path, if the world is still very present in the mind, then one is not free. It is like the story of the two monks.    The story is told:   Two monks were returning to their ashram and on the way they came to a river. Next to the river there was...

Karma Sanyasa Yoga Chapter 5, Verse 4   sāṅkhya-yogau pṛthag-bālāḥ  pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ  ekam-apy-āsthitaḥ samyak  ubhayor-vindate phalam   Children speak of Sankhya Yoga and yoga of action as being different from each other, but not the wise; if a man fully applies himself to one of them, he gets the fruit of both.   “Children speak of Sankhya Yoga and yoga of action as being different from each other…” Here, Krishna says that people who dwell in worldly illusion and pride, see only difference. People who dwell on a low frequency perceive only limitation. But the wise one doesn’t see such difference, because both paths lead to the same Realisation, God-Realisation and that’s true knowledge.   “If a man fully applies himself to one of them, he gets the fruit of both.” Here   Lord Krishna says, “Don’t go in two boats, but take one boat and you’ll reach your destination! And if you take one boat, give yourself fully to the voyage...

Karma Sanyasa Yoga Chapter 5, Verse 3   jñeyaḥ sa nitya saṁnyāsī  yo na dveṣṭi na kāṅkṣati  nir-dvandvo hi mahābāho  sukhaṁ bandhāt-pramucyate   Even when he is doing action, he should always be known as a sannyasin who neither dislikes nor desires; free from the dualities, he is easily and happily released from bondage.   Here again, Lord Krishna says that a true renunciate, a true sannyasin, is free from likes and dislikes. If when you sit for meditation, your mind continues to run towards the outside world, it is of no use to say, “Yes, I have renounced everything. I have renounced the world.”    In this verse, Bhagavan Krishna declares that a karma yogi should always be considered a sannyasin, a renunciate. Do your duty, but be free! If you do that, you are a true sannyasin. When you do your duty without having likes and dislikes, you don’t have any desires. Then you are free from the duality!   Lord Krishna tells Arjuna, “You are a true ...