A last way of approaching God is through work. If you work not only to survive but also because you enjoy your work, you can find God in this manner. What is required is that the work takes you in a direction toward God, not away from God. Indian philosophy contrasts the karma kanda(action aspect) of tradition with jnana kanda(the knowledge aspect).

The term “karma” refers to the law of action. According to this ethical concept, the actions or karmas of people in their current births shape their lives in their next births. Another sense of the term comes from the Bhaga-vad Gita, where karma yoga refers to a yoga of action in the world without regard to its fruits. To find a famous exemplar of this concept you needn't look further than Mohandas K. Gandhi. Gandhi embodied karma yoga and made the term well known, since his political actions were undertaken in the name of karma yoga.

But everything depends on how the yogi approaches work. One possibility is to approach work reflectively; another possibility is to approach it in a spirit of love. The first mode would be jnana yoga, the second, bhakti. What difference will it make?

The mode of the philosopher is one of detachment. A person acting in jnana mode accepts the notion of an infinite being at the center of her being, rather than a providential father.

In bhakti mode, personal rewards are not first and foremost in the mind; instead, acts are now performed as a service to God. Moreover, when this working for God takes hold of the individual, she is transformed; she is powered by God's will and prompted by God's energy. A spirit of “Thou art the Doer, I am the instrument” imbues the individual.