Karma Yoga, It’s Origins, Fundamentals and Seven Life Constructs

Keywords: Altruism, Bhagavad Gita, Karma yoga, Karma yogi, Niskama Karma yoga, Service consciousness

Karma yoga is considered to be simple as well as complex in its concept and practice. This study aims at finding out the origins and fundamentals of karma yoga following sattvic manner. It attempts to synthasize the key elements of Karma Yoga into seven life constructs. While studying and identifying various dimensions of karma yoga, a special reference is made to Niskarma yoga. The paper follows qualitative research methodology using content analysis from the works of Swami Vivekananda, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Swami Chinmayananda. Karma Yoga and its seven life constructs have potential implications for the people in leadership and management position bringing positive impact on both mindset and behaviour.

Palto Datta , Mark T Jones                                                 The Author is the Executive Chair of Centre for Business & Eco- nomic Research (CBER) and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Busi- ness and Retail Management Research (JBRMR). The Author is the Past Director Centre for Innovative Leadership Navigation (CILN) and Distinguished Research Professor at SRISIIM.