Karma
Yog is a path of devotion to the work. One looses his identity
while working, only selfless work remains. This state is very
difficult to achieve. Generally some rewards or incentives or
outcome follows the work and one is attached to this reward
or incentive. This is not the Karma Yog. Non-attachment with
the work and becoming the perfect instrument of the super consciousness
in this manifested universe is the ultimate aim of Karma Yog.
In the initial stages of Karma Yog, individual possesses strong
sense of ego and consciously or unconsciously he is attached
to the fruits of his efforts or at least praise or recognition
but by continuous involvement in the work and change in mental
attitude, One can surely disassociate himself from the ego and
his own personality.
In this state the work becomes worship to the God, it becomes
spiritual, also the individual becomes expert, skilled and Yogi.
He achieves stability of mind in all conditions, he is not disturbed
or excited or happy in any of the situations. He becomes divine
& his actions represent God's will.
The essence of Karma Yog as extracted from 'Bhagvad Gita' says:
The world confined in its own activity except when actions are
performed as worship of God. Therefore one must perform every
action sacramentally and be free of your attachments to the
results.