Efforts that really matter

As we all know and as we all have experienced, the energy of different qualities and of different fineness works inside us at different times. For example, at certain times a slight provocation or a minor difficulty evokes much negativity or indignation or self-pity inside us, not only that, it instantly menifest in our behavior and attitude. But at certain other times we are relatively poised and calm and certain level of difficulties or not-so-good behavior of others don’t evoke much negativity in us, and if it evokes then also we are able to control its manifestations in our behavior and attitude.  And at certain exceptional moments, though very rarely, we are so calm and collected that nothing of outside can disturb us from inside.

The first situation occurs at the time when our ego (false personality or the false self-image) is dominantly active within us, which is the crudest and lowest energy, the energy of ‘World96’, and that brings us under the law of accident. At such times whatever effort we make in terms of doing something, would be useless, rather, counterproductive because whatever we do will be from, and colored by, that crudest energy, and so it cannot produce any good results. At such moments, if luckily we become aware of it, the most important and useful thing would be not to do anything, that is, not to allow that crude energy to menifest in ‘action’. Only "effort' that is appropriate at such moments is to tell oneself, "Don't do anything, just be".

The above second situation occurs at the time when the energy of practical thinking and the energy that is responsible for being a good householder, the energy of ‘World48’ is active within us, and that brings us under the positive aspect of the law of karma, the law of cause & effect. At such moments, we can intentionally make efforts to create right causes (if we know it) that can produce desired results over time. All the efforts of gaining right knowledge, of career building etc, come under this category. At such moments, it will be very useful to tell oneself, "Do something really useful".

The above third situation, if occur at all with ordinary human beings like us, occurs very rarely. During those moments the higher energy of ‘World24 and World12’ is active within us. It is moments of the state of deep Essence coupled with higher consciousness (the third state). It is a divine and inspired moment, a moment that imbibes higher influences and higher impressions. The only thing that is appropriate at such moments is to 'let that be', and not to allow oneself to do anything that is self-centered. Such state has inherent power of producing right and ‘effort-less’ efforts on its own, if we let it be and don’t interfere with it by doing something mean.

- 14/08/2018

Some thoughts on education system

The stubborn compartmentalized beliefs (orthodoxy) in any matter in any walk of life, or the depression or the violence etc, is basically the result of the fact that human being is not given the authentic commonsense knowledge of the inner working of the human organism, in terms of how it is made up holistically, how its different parts work, how its different parts are connected, what is its potential.

The orientation towards its knowledge should begin from the schooling itself (or at least should begin in adolescence - so that it can enter the Essence) as one of the basic subjects and progressively continue till graduation, like we study mathematics or any other subject step by step.

- 13/08/2018

Some thoughts on Imran Khan, on likely being elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan

Since my very young age, when Imran Khan was playing as a fast bowler and then as Captain of Pakistan Cricket Team, I liked his fighting spirit and his ability to hold on till the end, against all odds, and never giving up, and at the same time taking the defeat, if it comes, in his stride and also taking a learning from that defeat.

It seems, he is more focused on his own sincere efforts, rather than on sitting and thinking too much about odds of the situation. At the same time, it seems, he is playful and enjoys himself and his life to the core, to the fullest. These two aspects makes him touch his deeper self, his Essence, or rather, the fact that somehow he being in touch with his inner depth more often makes him a playful person and gives him a kind of wide range of thinking, a kind of thinking in perspective, and also gives him an ability to follow his that inner vision as an undercurrent, in spite of all odds and criticism (in fact, he would not take criticism and his own failure too seriously!). So, as a human being he has a certain depth and has much potential.  

(Essence means one's deeper self, reflected in the depth of being and playfulness, both together. However, one’s deepest self, the Atman is different and is much deeper than one’s Essence).

The Time has flowered many powerful or successful and some great people in the history of humanity. If we closely observe their lives, we can see that all persons who have attained a height, beyond a certain limit, in any walk of life, has its roots in the depth of their core-being and it is likely that they have operated from there, at least in the initial phase till they attained that height. But, to sustain the touch with that inner depth, with the nobility and humility after achieving that height of success, and not succumbing to, or not developing, self-centered mean ego throughout is the real test. This test separates a great person from a mere successful (or powerful) person. And this test is a life-long test! So, let us see, what the Time has in store. 

- 28/07/2018