Karma Yoga (book)
Book of lectures by Shree Swami Vivekananda, published in 1896
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Karma Yoga (lit. 'The Yoga of action') is a book of lectures by Swami Vivekananda, as transcribed by Joseph Josiah Goodwin. It was published in February 1896 in New York City.[1][2] Swami Vivekananda delivered a number of lectures in his rented rooms at 228 W 39th Street in New York City from December 1895 to January 1896. In 1895, friends and supporters of Swami Vivekananda hired Goodwin, a professional stenographer, who transcribed some of the lectures which were later published as this book. Goodwin later became a follower of Vivekananda.[3]
Karma Yoga of Swami Vivekananda front cover | |
| Author | Swami Vivekananda |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Publication date | 1896 |
Theme
The main topic of the book was Karma (work) and Karma Yoga. Swami Vivekananda discussed the concept of Karma in the Bhagavada Gita. Swami Vivekananda described Karma Yoga as a mental discipline that allows a person to carry out his/her duties as a service to the entire world, as a path to enlightenment.[4]
Chapters
- Karma in its Effect on Character
- Each is great in his own place
- The Secret of Work
- What is Duty?
- We help ourselves, not the world
- Non-attachment is complete self-abnegation
- Freedom
- The Ideal of Karma-Yoga