Kayena manasa buddhya kevalair indriyair api, yoginah karma kurvanti sangam tyaktvatma-shuddhaye
Yogis perform action with body, mind, intellect, and even the senses alone — all without attachment — for the purification of the self. This verse defines the spirit of karma yoga: using every faculty as a tool for self-purification rather than ego-gratification.
- •All faculties become instruments of purification in yoga
- •Abandoning attachment is the defining quality of yogic action
- •The purpose of action is inner purification, not external gain