What is God's Work and How can we perform & accomplish it ?

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" Chhaya, Dhimant

dchhaya1

 

My apologies for lack of my understanding. Swamiji says that a

spiritual aspirant should be determined to do only God's work. What is

" God's work " ? How can we perform and accomplish it?

 

sadhaka [sadhaka ] On

 

:Shree Hari:

 

Vijaya Dashami, Vikram Samvat 2063, Somvar

2nd October, 2006, Monday

 

Gist: A spiritual aspirant should be determined to do only God's work,

not his own work. Therefore he should accept that his house, his work

and he himself belong to God. With this feeling, he will be doing

God's work, with God's power, to please God. This firm determination

will develop a strong bonding (a feeling of mine-ness) with God and

in-turn spontaneous and constant rememberance of Him.

 

Constant Rememberance of God - How?

 

God in the Gita says to Arjuna -

 

" Tasmat sarveshu kaaleshu maamanusmara yudhya che. " (Gita 8:7)

 

Therefore Arjuna, remember Me at all times and fight. Here fight

stands for doing one's duty. We can remember God at all times but we

can't fight at all times. Arjuna's duty was to fight, just like we

have to perform our daily duties. Domestic duties can't be performed

at all times. The spiritual aspirant have three options before them -

 

1) To do the work while remembering God,

2) To remember God while doing the work, and

3) To do the work considering it God's work.

 

In the first option, remembrance of God is primary, while the work is

secondary.

In the second option the work is primary, while remembrance of God is

secondary.

In the third option there is undivided devotion for God.

 

Generally people forget God while working. There are two reasons for

it. The important reason is one's negligence. The second reason is

lack of attachment (feeling of mine-ness) with God. If there is

attachment for anyone, he is reminded spontaneously of that one.

People have attachment to their domestic affairs, not to God. They are

therefore likely to forget God. As long as we accept and see the

house, the work, and Self as our own, we are likely to forget God.

Therefore we should be determined that we have to do only God's work,

not our own work. What is the use of work which makes one forget God?

Therefore a spiritual aspirant should accept that his house, his work

and he himself belong to God. They are not his own. He should feel

that he is doing God's work, with His power in order to please Him.

this firm determination will develop a strong bonding (a feeling of

mine-ness) with God and in-turn spontaneous and constant rememberance

of Him.

 

Ram Ram

 

From " Art of Living " in English by Swami Ramsukhdasji

 

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Dear all,

Radhe Krishna!

Once we accept the fact that whatever work we do including our own

domestic duties as an offering to the Lord, everything becomes God's

work. At the same time, a person who does adharmic activities (like

what extremists do), and offers everything to God, can we say that God

will accept that offering? The Lord stands for dharma, and any

adharmic activity cannot be attributed to Him. " KENAPI DEVENA HRUDI

STITENA, YADHA NIYUKTHOSMI THADHA KAROMI " . This is not applicable to

Adharmic actions of extremists or " Atatayins " . Duryodhana says in

Pandava gita " Janami dharmam, nahi me pravritthih, Janami adharmam, nahi

me nivruttih; Kenapi Devena Hridi stitena yadha niyukthosmi thadha

karomi. " Is this acceptable?

 

So one has to draw a line between what is acceptable to Dharma and what

is not acceptable to Adharma. We can say, what is acceptable to Dharma

can be termed as " God's work.

 

Sometimes it may happen than one's " Swadharma " itself could be adharmic

in character and not acceptable to the Lord!

 

Am I right, Swamiji?

 

Regards

K.V. Gopalakrishna.

 

 

 

sadhak_insight wrote:

 

> " Chhaya, Dhimant

>dchhaya1

>

>My apologies for lack of my understanding. Swamiji says that a

>spiritual aspirant should be determined to do only God's work. What is

> " God's work " ? How can we perform and accomplish it?

>

>sadhaka [sadhaka ] On

>

>:Shree Hari:

>

>Vijaya Dashami, Vikram Samvat 2063, Somvar

>2nd October, 2006, Monday

>

>Gist: A spiritual aspirant should be determined to do only God's work,

>not his own work. Therefore he should accept that his house, his work

>and he himself belong to God. With this feeling, he will be doing

>God's work, with God's power, to please God. This firm determination

>will develop a strong bonding (a feeling of mine-ness) with God and

>in-turn spontaneous and constant rememberance of Him.

>

>Constant Rememberance of God - How?

>

>God in the Gita says to Arjuna -

>

> " Tasmat sarveshu kaaleshu maamanusmara yudhya che. " (Gita 8:7)

>

>Therefore Arjuna, remember Me at all times and fight. Here fight

>stands for doing one's duty. We can remember God at all times but we

>can't fight at all times. Arjuna's duty was to fight, just like we

>have to perform our daily duties. Domestic duties can't be performed

>at all times. The spiritual aspirant have three options before them -

>

>1) To do the work while remembering God,

>2) To remember God while doing the work, and

>3) To do the work considering it God's work.

>

>In the first option, remembrance of God is primary, while the work is

>secondary.

>In the second option the work is primary, while remembrance of God is

>secondary.

>In the third option there is undivided devotion for God.

>

>Generally people forget God while working. There are two reasons for

>it. The important reason is one's negligence. The second reason is

>lack of attachment (feeling of mine-ness) with God. If there is

>attachment for anyone, he is reminded spontaneously of that one.

>People have attachment to their domestic affairs, not to God. They are

>therefore likely to forget God. As long as we accept and see the

>house, the work, and Self as our own, we are likely to forget God.

>Therefore we should be determined that we have to do only God's work,

>not our own work. What is the use of work which makes one forget God?

>Therefore a spiritual aspirant should accept that his house, his work

>and he himself belong to God. They are not his own. He should feel

>that he is doing God's work, with His power in order to please Him.

>this firm determination will develop a strong bonding (a feeling of

>mine-ness) with God and in-turn spontaneous and constant rememberance

>of Him.

>

>Ram Ram

>

>>From " Art of Living " in English by Swami Ramsukhdasji

>

>For full online discources in Hindi please visit www.swamiramsukhdas

>ji.org

>To gain clarification on the topic discussed in these daily messages,

>please send your questions to: @grou ps.com

>To read online spiritual books, please visit: http://www.swamiram

>sukhdasji. org/swamijibooks /

>To read all previous messages, please visit: http://groups. /

>group/sadhaka/

>P.S: Please pass on this message to whomever you think would benefit

>from the

>same.

>

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