Ideals of Karma Yoga: Welfare Ethics and Duty of Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Kant, Vivekananda and Gandhi/ কর্মযোগের আদর্শ : শ্রীমদ্ভগবদগীতা, কাণ্ট, বিবেকানন্দ এবং গান্ধির কল্যাণমূলক নীতিদর্শন ও কর্তব্যবোধ

Abstract

Ideal life principles of great creators evolve round their activities for mankind. Their lives are the indispensable lessons to follow. The ideals of 'Karmayoga' are deeply enrooted in benificial ethics, philosophy and sense of responsibilities. Human well-being and responsibilities have taken shapes in the light of lives, activities and thoughts of philosopher Kant, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi and the essence of Sreemad Bhagavad Gita. Lord Krishna says that human beings should perform their duties without expectations of gaining fruits. Selfless duty never brings bondage.  Lord Krishna advised Arjun to do his duties without adherence to positive effects. Actions that derive from feelings of responsibilities are related to principles of ethics.  According to Lord Krishna action is salvation.  

     Vivekananda also emphasized on selfless actions. Man tries to be man but that is yet to be completed. Our journey is convergent to noble purpose. Swamiji was the great preacher of 'Karma Yoga'. Actions manifests in fields and meadows, service to dying and distressed, bloody battle field, walfare of mankind. According to Swamiji those who are devoted to service humanity, performed duty for the shake of duty. Kant also professed on performing duty without conditions. He established principles of action in terms of good will, moral law and complete good. Gandhiji's life was full of mortification. Sacrifice defines his principles of action. He searched true actions in non-violence. The strength of his action was promonent in his Satyagraha and Brahmacharya.  His energy was revealed in the field of Indian freedom movement. He walked from door to door of riot-ridden and burnt huts. He proclaimed the birth of a new world through non-violence.  The great Balmiki presented in his epic Ramayana, the conflict of love and responsibility in action of Sri Ramchandra. Rabindranath showed Govindamanikya's sincerity to duty in his play 'Bisarjan'. Great creators remain immortal in this planet by establishing inseperable relationship between sincerity in action and sense of responsibilities.