Book 163

Karma Yoga

by Swami Vivekananda

Published 1 October 1982
The word Karma is derived from the Sanskrit Kri, to do; all action is Karma. This word also means the effects of actions. In Karma Yoga, the word Karma has the meaning of work. The goal, or work, of mankind is knowledge. This knowledge is inherent in mankind, no knowledge comes from outside, it is all inside. All knowledge the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe within your own mind. Discovering, and understanding, this wealth of inner knowledge is the goal of Karma Yoga.