Science of Identity Foundation -Jagad Guru Chris Butler Writings

For a person who cultivates wisdom or true knowledge, the results are inner peace, satisfaction, patience, respect for others, freedom from duplicity, compassion, joyfulness, remembrance of his spiritual identity, freedom from the fear of death, freedom from anxiety and depression, and so on.

~Jagad Guru
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The negative social results of a society populated primarily by hedonistic people should be obvious to anyone. A society of self-centered, animalistic people who have no other interest than their own sense enjoyment cannot be at all peaceful or progressive—either materially or spiritually.

~ Jagad Guru
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Karma Yoga

The essence of the teachings of yoga scripture and great yoga sages, and the goal of the Science of Identity Foundation, is to encourage as many people in the world as possible to live a life of karma yoga.

The word yoga means union of the individual self with the Supreme Self or Original Cause. According to yoga philosophy, everything animate and inanimate—all energy—emanates from the Original Cause or Supreme Self. The Original Cause and all energy (both animate and inanimate) emanating from the Original Cause is known as the Absolute Whole.

Each of us, each living being, each person, is in fact part and parcel of the Absolute Whole. Because of our connection with the Absolute Whole (the Original Cause, other living beings, and inanimate energy), we cannot experience true happiness living just for ourselves. We must live in harmony with the Absolute Whole.

One who is selfish may be so because they believe that only by being selfish will they be able to achieve happiness. However, such a person is mistaken. The exact opposite is true.

The chorus of a hit song from the 1960s (still performed today by the Rolling Stones) cries out, “You got to live for yourself, for yourself and nobody else!” Unfortunately, a whole generation bought into that lie, which resulted in greater unhappiness on both the personal and societal levels.

According to the self-realized yoga sages and yoga scripture, the happiness we seek can, paradoxically, be fully realized only when we seek it for others.

In essence, to live a life of karma yoga is to live a life in which one tries to be of service to others rather than just living for oneself. To live a life of karma yoga means to live a life in which one sees himself or herself as servant, not master; as a caretaker, not an exploiter.

Anyone, regardless of age, gender, religious beliefs, occupation, and so on, can apply this essence of karma yoga in his or her own personal life. It doesn't matter if you are a businessperson, homemaker, politician, rabbi, priest, farmer, police officer, construction worker, refuse collector, yoga teacher, or anything else. No matter what your occupation or interest is, you can practice karma yoga.

This second mantra of the yogic scripture Sri Ishopanishad refers to karma yoga, or devotional service:

  A person may desire to live for hundreds of years if he works according to this truth because that sort of work will not bind him to the law of karma. And there is no alternative to this way for man.  
~Sri Ishopanishad, Mantra Two

~ Jagad Guru Chris Butler (Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa)

Everyone is engaged in action. The law of karma means that there are reactions to every action and that a person must endure the reactions to his actions.

~ Jagad Guru Chris Butler (Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa)
© 2007 Science of Identity Foundation