Quote from
the True Charm and Power of Vedanta
Secret of
right Activity
Karma Yoga says that each is great in his own
place. One is living the life of a householder. He need not think he is
inferior to one who leads the life of renunciation . we all create we all have
an equal share in this universe, so we must never have the attitude that any
one place or task in life is inferior neither should we think that God cannot
be attained by living in the world and doing our duties there . on the contrary
true performance of duty will bring us great spiritual results.
Thus we see that the different paths which men
follow, according to their conviction, all lead to the same ultimate goals of
Truth. A very beautiful illustration is given in one of our Scriptures to show
that no matter where a man is placed, he can become religious and get inspiration
through faithfully fulfilling his duties. Thee was once a monk who lived the life
of contemplation. After several years of practice he was sitting under a tree
one day, when he was disturbed by the falling of some leaves on his head and he
found that two brides in quarreling[1]
had caused them to drop. This irritated him so much that a flash of light came
from his eyes and destroyed the birds. We can always develop so called
miraculous power if we live a steady life, and the monk had gained this power through
his practice of austerity . Seeing what he was able to do, he grew conceited
and thought he had attained the highest.
Action
and reaction
By
SREERAM MANOJ KUMAR
Karma is of great importance in the Indic
tradition. It has significance in many things, such as work, duty, action,
obligation and fate. If we accept the law of karma, we can appreciate that most
problems are results of actions done in this life and in past lives.
Karma literally means ‘deed’ or ‘act’, and more
broadly names the universal principle of cause and effect, action and reaction
that govern all life. Karma is not fate, for man acts with free will creating
his own destiny. If we sow goodness, we reap goodness; if we sow evil, we reap
evil. Karmarefers to the totality of our actions and their consequential
reactions in this and previous lives, all of which determine our future. The
challenge: intelligent action and dispassionate response.
Karma has three levels. The first, called
Sanchita Karma, is the level of past actions that are waiting to produce a
reaction. The second, called Prarabdha Karma, is the level of past actions
whose reactions are fully manifesting, being responsible for our present life
and creating its circumstances. The third level, Agami Karma, is of actions
triggered in the future by our present actions. A person cannot be free from
the cycle of birth and death unless the stock of Sanchita Karma is exhausted.
That does not mean, however, that to do good
karma, we should have an eye on the fruits that would emerge from it. Bondage
is attachment to action. This identification carries over to our performance
and results preoccupy our minds and bring in their wake emotions of various
kinds.
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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