THE GOSPEL OF INSPIRED ACTION:

[Guest guest]

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.

 

THE GOSPEL OF INSPIRED ACTION: The active self must be fed by the

spiritual sources of the deeper self. Our lives must find the golden

mean. We must dwell awhile in mental quiet each day, without losing

the capacity for practical work. We must put a proper balance upon

the mystical and material elements of our nature. Whoever will follow

the path outlined here will find this balance without strain.

The man who takes to the higher life is not necessarily emasculated

of human talent. It is false to believe that because he drives his

wisdom by direct awareness from a deeper source, he need lose the

ability to think logically, to manage both men and affairs, and to

take his place in the active world. To inspire one's daily life with

strength drawn from faith in the divinity within, is surely to become

a better performer, and not a worse.

Few know that the late Lord Leverhulme [ Hea of the Unilever

Ltd.],could relax anywhere at will and put himself into a serene

state of reverie. In the midst of the most gigantic tasks he

frequently availed himself of this power.

Meditation gradually liberates a soul-force in a man of which he was

not previously aware, and which eventually becomes the greatest

inspirer of his activities. This is a truth that men like Abraham

Lincoln, Prince Shivaji, the emperor Akbar and King Asoka believed in

and acted upon it and triumphed.