“No work is low or bad in this world if it is done in the right spirit. (…) That is why a man should never hesitate to do any work. Whether it is high or low, big or small, no work is bad. Work is work.”

— Haidakhan Babaji

Karma yoga
Source: The Teachings of Babaji, 1 February 1984.

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