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etofWor
k-Swami
Viv
ekananda
Excl
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ypr
epar
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orTI
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rstYearSt
udent
s

DrM KNanda,
Asst
tPr
ofessor
,TI
T&S,
Bhi
wani

A.Answert
hef
oll
owi
ngquest
ionsi
nabout100wor
dseach.

1.Whatisthemostdi
rectmet
hodofcur
ingt
hemi
ser
iesoft
hewor
ld,
accor
dingt
oSwami
Viv
ekananda?

Accor
di ngtoSwami Vivekananda,physicalhelpalonecannotcur ethemi seri
esoft heworld.
Evenifweconv er
tev
eryhousei nthecount r
yi ntoachar i
tableasyl
um andf i
llt
helandwi th
hospi
tals,wecannoteradicatehumanmi sery.Ignoranceisthecauseofhumanmi seryandevil
.
Manhast ochangehischar act
erandbecomepur e.Hehast obeenl i
ghtened,educatedand
becomespi rit
uall
yst
rongt ogetrel
ieffr
om t hemi seri
esoft heworld.Otherwi
se,hisneedswi l
l
gooni ncreasi
ng,whi
chl eadstomor emi seri
es.Manmustwor kincessantl
ywi t
houtat t
achment.
(93wor ds)

2.Whati
sthenat
ureofwor
k?Howshoul
dwor
kbeper
for
med?

TheBhagav ad-
Gitasaysthatwemustal l
workincessant
ly.Thenat ureofworkissucht hat
ever
ywor kmustnecessar i
l
ybeacombi nati
onofgoodandev i
l
.Goodandev i
lact
ionswi l
lhav
e
thei
rconsequences.Goodact ionsbr
inggoodandbadact ionsl eadtobad.Wehav etowork
conti
nuouslywit
houtanyat t
achment s.Thenonly
,oursoul canbef reeofbondage.Everywork
wedol eavesanimpressionont hesubconsci
ousr egi
onoft hemi nd.Thesum tot
al ofsuch
i
mpr essi
onsmakesourchar acter
.Wehav edogoodwor kwi thoutexpecti
ngresulttobuil
da
goodcharacter
.(98wor ds)

3.Expl
ain‘
Samskar
a’.Howgoodandbadact
ionsi
nfl
uenceone’
s‘Samskar
a’?

Therippl
ingeff
ectoftheworkdonebyusi scal
led‘Samskara’.Goodandev i
lacti
onswi l
lhave
thei
rconsequences.Goodacti
onsbringgoodandbadact i
onsl eadtobad.Wehav etowork
conti
nuouslywit
houtanyatt
achment s.Thenonly,oursoulcanbef reeofbondage.Everywork
wedol eavesanimpressi
onont hesubconsciousregionofthemi nd.Thesum tot
al ofsuch
i
mpr essi
onsmakesourcharacter.Wehav edogoodwor kwithoutexpecti
ngresulttobuil
da
goodchar
act
er.I
four‘
Samskar
a’i
sgoodourchar
act
erwi
l
lbegood.(
93wor
ds)

4.Howi
sgoodchar
act
ersai
dtobeest
abl
i
shed?

Therippl
ingeffectoftheworkdonebyusi scal
led‘Samskara’.Goodandev i
lacti
onswillhave
thei
rconsequences.Goodact ionsbr
inggoodandbadact i
onsl eadt obad.Wehav etowor k
conti
nuouslywithoutanyatt
achment s.Thenonly,oursoulcanbef reeofbondage.Everywor k
wedol eavesani mpressi
onont hesubconsciousregionofthemi nd.Thesum t ot
alofsuch
i
mpr essi
onsmakesourchar acter
.Wehav edogoodwor kwithoutexpect i
ngresul
ttobuilda
goodchar act
er.Thus,accor
dingtoSwami Vi
vekanandagoodchar actercanbeestabl
ished.(93
words)

5.Inparagr
aph4,Swami Vi
vekanandaexplainsthei
deaof‘un-
att
achment
’.Howhav
eyou
under
stoodit
?DiscussSwami Vi
vekananda’sideaof‘
att
achment’
.

Bycontinuousgoodt houghtandgooddeeds, goodimpr essi

onswi l
lbemadeonsubconsci ous
mind.Thenwear ei
nclinedtodogooddeedsonl y.Thus,wewi l
lbeabl etocontroloursense-
organsandbui l
dcharact er
.Then,wehav etoaimf orl
iberati
on,f
ullfr
eedom.Wemushcount er
baddeedswi thgooddeedst i
llnoevi
lislefti
nus.Wemustbe‘ attached’todoinggoodi nthi
s
phase.Wehav et onull
ifyimpressi
onsofbaddeedswi thgooddeeds.Wehav et odetach
oursel
vesf r
om gooddeedsal sot oachievetot
alli
berati
on.Thisistheideaof‘attachment’of
Swami Vivekananda.(103wor ds)

6.Expl
ainwhati
smeantbywor
king‘
l
ikeamast
er’
andnotasasl
ave.

Wehav etoworkconti
nuouslywithoutbeing‘att
ached’toit.Ourwor kshouldnotaff
ectourmind.
Whenwewor klikestr
angertothelandwi thoutbondingourselv
est oit.I
fwear eabl
etowork
l
iket hat,wearewor ki
ngli
kemast ers.Ifwear eboundbyourwor k,
wear edoingourwor kas
slaves.Wehav et oworkwithloveandwi t
houtattachment.Wemustnotbesel fishwhi
le
wor king.Sel
fi
shwor kissl
ave’swor k.Everyactoflovebri
ngshappi ness,peaceand
blessedness.Real l
ovemakesus‘ unat t
ached’.Wehav etolookuponwor kas‘worshi
p’,
dedicat i
ngtheresul
tofourwor ktoGod.( 108wor ds)

B.Answert
hef
oll
owi
ngquest
ionsi
nabout200wor
dseach.

1.Expl
aint
hei
deaofwor
kaswor
shi
p,accor
dingt
oSwami
Viv
ekananda.
Manhast ochangehi schar acterandbecomepur e.Hehast obeeducat edandbecome
spir
it
ual
lystr
ongt ogetr eli
eff r
om themiseri
esoft heworl
d.TheBhagav ad-Gi
tasaysthatwe
mustallworkincessantly.Thenat ureofworkissuchthateverywor kmustnecessar i
lybea
combinati
onofgoodandev il.Goodandev i
lacti
onswill
havet heirconsequences.Goodact i
ons
bri
nggoodandbadact ionsl eadtobad.Wehav etoworkcontinuouslywithoutanyattachments.
Byconti
nuousgoodt houghtandgooddeeds, goodi mpr
essionswi ll
bemadeonsubconsci ous
mind.Thenwear eincli
nedt odogooddeedsonl y
.Thus,wewi ll
beabl etocontroloursense-
organsandbuildcharacter.

Ourwor kshouldnotaf f
ectourmi nd.Whenwewor kli
kest r
angert othelandwi t
houtbonding
ourselv
est oit
.Ifwear eabletowor kli
kethat,
wear ewor ki
nglikemast ers.I
fwear eboundby
ourwor k,wearedoingourwor kassl aves.Wehavet owor kwithloveandwi thoutatt
achment.
Wemustnotbesel f
ishwhi l
ewor king.Selfi
shworkisslave’
swor k.Ev er
yactoflov ebr
ings
happiness,peaceandbl essedness.Real lovemakesus‘ unatt
ached’.Wehav etolookupon
workas‘ worshi
p’,dedi
catingther esultofourworktoGod.( 214wor ds)

2.Whatist
rueli
ber
ati
on?Howcanthisbeachiev
ed?Tr
acet
hecour
seofSwami
Viv
ekananda’
s
argumentt
oprovethet
rut
hoft
hisstatement
.

Bycont i
nuousgoodthoughtandgooddeeds, goodimpressionswillbemadeonsubconsci ous
mind.Thenwear eincli
nedtodogooddeedsonl y.Thus,wewi l
lbeabletocontroloursense-
organsandbuildcharacter
.Afterattai
ninggoodcharact
er,wehav etoaimforliber
ati
on,ful
l
fr
eedom.Wemushcount erbaddeedswi t
hgooddeedst i
llnoevili
slefti
nus.Wemustbe
‘
attached’t
odoinggoodi nthisphase.Justaswer emoveat hornwithanotherthorn,
wehav eto
null
if
yimpressi
onsofbaddeedswi t
hgooddeeds.Thenwehav et odetachourselv
esfrom good
deedsalsotoachievetotall
iberat
ion.Thisi
stheideaoftrueli
berati
on.

Ourwor kshouldnotaf f
ectourmi nd.Whenwewor kli
kest r
angert othelandwi t
houtbonding
ourselv
est oit
.Ifwear eabletowor kli
kethat,
wear ewor ki
nglikemast ers.I
fwear eboundby
ourwor k,wearedoingourwor kassl aves.Wehavet owor kwithloveandwi thoutatt
achment.
Wemustnotbesel f
ishwhi l
ewor king.Selfi
shworkisslave’
swor k.Ev er
yactoflov ebr
ings
happiness,peaceandbl essedness.Real lovemakesus‘ unatt
ached’.Wehav etolookupon
workas‘ worshi
p’,dedi
catingther esultofourworktoGod.( 212wor ds)
Br
iefSummer
y

AccordingtoSwami Vivekananda, physical hel

palonecannotcuret hemi seri
esoft hewor l
d.
Manhast obeeducat edandbecomespi ri
tuall
ystrongtogetrel
ieffrom themi ser
iesoft he
world.TheBhagav ad-Gitasay sthatwemustal lworki
ncessantl
y.Thenat ureofwor kissuch
thateveryworkmustnecessar i
lybeacombi nat
ionofgoodandev i
l.Goodandev i
lact i
onswi ll
havetheirconsequences. Ther i
ppli
ngef fectofthewor kdonebyusi scall
ed‘Samskar a’.Ever
y
workwedol eavesani mpr essionont hesubconsci ousregi
onoft hemi nd.Thesum t ot alof
suchimpr essi
onsmakesourchar acter.
Real l
ovemakesus‘ unattached’.Wehav etol ookupon
workas‘ worshi
p’,dedicatingtheresultofourwor ktoGod.(120wor ds)