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well and with a purpose. The most
meaningful performance is developing a
sense of equanimity in conjunction with
controlling the movements of the mind.
Yoga is the tri-dimensional phenomenon.
Jnana Yoga is the path of knowledge.
Karma Yoga is the path of right action.
And Bhakti Yoga is the path of devotion.
Jnana and bhakti are realised through
karma - the nishkama karma (action
without attachment, without expectation
of reward). Performing nishkama karma
is a practical proposition, though hard to
practice.
Nishkama karma leads to happiness,
which in turn leads to peace — a state
where the individual soul meets the
Supreme Soul and merges with it in a
state of complete bliss, the salvation.