Yoga of Divine Works

In Integral Yoga, the path of divine works (Karma Yoga) is not a way to renounce action, but to use it as a powerful means for spiritual growth and transformation. As a consequence, the following practices should be taken into account by the integral yogi:

• Action as an offering: all of one's actions, from the most mundane to the most significant, are performed as an offering to the Divine, rather than for egoistic desires or rewards.

• Work as meditation: when done in the right spirit, work itself becomes a form of meditation and conscious self-offering. According to the Mother, you can progress faster through this kind of work than through meditation alone.

• Detachment from results: a key principle is to renounce all attachment to the fruits of one's actions. Success and failure are treated with an equal and calm mind, which prevents the ego from being strengthened by either.

• Purification and expansion: this practice purifies the mind of egoism and attachment, and can eventually lead to a state where the Divine Force takes up and performs the activities through the individual.