Monday, 24 September 2018

Endless Work

The Speaking Tree   Lifestyle | ET

By MURALEEDHARAN APPATH

Work is synonymous with life. It is our identity, giving meaning and purpose. However, certain undesirables too accompany. Firstly, work is endless. The more we do, the more it grows. Like a whirlpool, it sucks us deep. If somehow it recedes any time, we hit a deadend and boredom sets in, indicating addiction. Secondly, if the results are not as per expectations, it upsets us a lot. Failures cause mental agitations, disappointments and disillusionment. Third, there are unknown factors like exact outcome of the effort, our being around to see the results and the uncertainty of good results obtained. Clarity of purpose, moderation and interests in other areas can counter the first. Refraining from ‘nishidda karma’, prohibited action and performing ‘kamya karma,’ self-seeking action and ‘niskama karma,’ selfless action in right proportions have the potential to stand against the second. However, for the third one, we have no option but to look beyond. Doing so becomes a necessity to maintain sanity.

No work can stand up to the uncertainty, to the unknown factors in life. Only God-remembrance can. Therefore, the key is to incorporate Godremembrance, a new benchmark, in all our activities with a holistic approach. This ensures that we are unaffected by the pros and cons of work on the one hand, and on the other, the activities so undertaken are transformed to be enablers for God realisation in due course, in line with the theory “As you think so you become”.

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

Quote from the True charm and power of Vedanta

The Karma Yoga is a method by which we can get greater results by less use of our energy. The majority of people in every country waste their energy is unnecessary rush and worry for the results. They shatter their nerves and suffer from nervous prostration. The lack of self control and nervousness they will overcome if they understand the secret of work as well as the laws of action and reaction, or of cause and sequence, if they understand that every action must bring its result , whether we worry over it or not. What a great saving it would be, if instead of wasting that energy in worry. We could devote it in doing other works and let the results take care fo themselves! We must do our best and stop there. After performing our best, we cannot do anything better. What is the use of worry? If we lvie in this way , we should be great workers.

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.

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