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Question: Are Karma Yoga and Buddhi Yoga Pure Bhakti?

Srila Gurudeva, in the Bhagavad-gita Sri Krishna mentions many stages on the ladder of yoga: karma, jnana, astanga, and bhakti. When one remains on karma and jnana stages and is unable to move to bhakti yoga or pure devotional what will help him to achieve to devotional service? Are karma yoga or buddhi yoga pure devotional service ?

What determination should be taken so that one can move forward on the ladder to ultimate perfection of life and achieve pure devotional service.

Your servant
Premananda Das

Answer: Karma Yoga Is Not; Buddhi Yoga Is.

It is very easy to attain pure devotional service. Simply you must be the completely sold out servant of your spiritual master. This means that you accept as your very life and soul whatever instructions that he gives you.to you by your spiritual master.

In his purport to Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 10, Verse 10 Srila Prabhupada clearly describes karma yoga and buddhi yoga:

"When a person knows the goal of life but is addicted to the fruits of activities, he is acting in karma-yoga. When he knows that the goal is Krishna but he takes pleasure in mental speculations to understand Krishna, he is acting in jnana-yoga. And when he knows the goal and seeks Krishna completely in Krishna consciousness and devotional service, he is acting in bhakti-yoga, or buddhi-yoga, which is the complete yoga. This complete yoga is the highest perfectional stage of life.”

To attain pure devotional service you should have the determination of the little sparrow who was so determined to dry up the ocean to get the eggs that the ocean had stolen from her that Garuda came to her rescue and forced the ocean to return the eggs.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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