Monday, 3 June 2024

MAKE WORK YOUR RELIGION

 

          MAKE WORK YOUR RELIGION

‘Work’ means doing of such action as involves physical or mental effort. Its synonyms are duty, service, profession, etc.

Nobody in this world is supposed to be an idler. He must use his natural talents by doing some work in the service of God.

When we say work is worship, we mean  that God wants us to use our energies in useful activities for the world,       

          If someone makes work his religion, he expresses his belief in a god or gods and in the activities  connected with this belief.

          Further, a person who makes work as his religion becomes a  Karmayogi; and according to Lord Krishna, the author of the Bhagavad Gita, Karma yoga is the spiritual practice of selfless action performed for the benefit of others. It is also a path to achieve  spiritual liberation through work.   

          To conclude, here is a saying of Lebanese-American writer and poet Khalil Gibran (1883-1931):

“ He brings disaster upon his nation who never sows a seed, or lays a brick, or weaves a garment, but makes politics his occupation.”

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G.R.Kanwal

3rd JUNE  2024  

 

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