Titbits from Karma Yoga ‘Do What You Have To Do'

Ikigai, it’s the new buzzword word I suppose these days (Maybe not quite, it would be the coronavirus by the time we go to print). Once I was told, “Kisi Bhi Shabd Ke Aage ‘Aa’ Laga Do, Fir Hum Indians Usey accept Kar Lete Hai”. (Anything ending with ‘aa’ becomes famous in India). Yog becomes Yoga, Ayurved becomes Ayurveda.

- Pooja Shah

The point is, that once foreigners accept a philosophy, we Indians also start thinking it must be something worth following. And the recent or if I have been late to catch the bandwagon, the IT world is Ikigai (loosely translated to the thing that you live for). My first reaction to hearing the meaning was Bhai, Apni Bhagavad Gita Kya Buri Hai.

If there is one book that I definitely think should be studied or included in the school syllabus is the sacred text Bhagavad Gita. I had first purchased that book on hearing that the Indian film actor Aamir Khan had read it. I remember buying the thicker version of it but could not read much. My first true exposure to Bhagavad Gita happened while doing the 7 Days Health Camp at The Yoga Institute in 2016. One of the subjects I liked the most was Karma Yoga. Coming fresh from the corporate world, this was a subject that struck a chord very deeply. And that was just the beginning. Going through the various Sutras in the Teacher Training Course and then my experience volunteering for the 21 Days Better Living Course brought me closer to the