Tag: Karma Yoga
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NEW RELEASE! Chop Wood, Carry Water: The Yoga Of Work
Reflections On Work 2.0 I’m delighted to announce—more than 8 years after I began thinking about “total work” (a brief overview can be read on Aeon)—that I’ve just self-published a book entitled Chop Wood, Carry Water: The Yoga Of Work. It’s a practical way of reflecting on the role of work in one’s everyday life.…
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Chop Wood, Carry Water
A Lecture Plus Guided Meditation On July 26 Event At A Glance About Me I’m a Ph.D.-trained practical philosopher and meditation teacher. Over the past 15 years, I’ve explored—with executives, tech founders, and finance professionals—the things that matter most (philosophy) as well as the deep peace that’s at the heart of our experience (meditation). I’ve…
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What, Really, Is Karma Yoga?
One common misunderstanding of karma yoga would have it that it’s about being of service to others. While this view isn’t wrong per se, it largely misses the essential point, which is that it has to do with letting action come without resistance or fetishization while knowing that one is the eternal witness of all…
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What Is Karma Yoga For The Jnana Yogi?
Karma yoga has as its central realm that of action. It is not, as is commonly believed, concerned chiefly with trying to do good on behalf of others. Instead, it’s the arena in which one seeks to transcend certain ego conceptions–two in particular. First, karma marga invites one to become detached from any results–good, bad,…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 