Karma posting by Anita

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Since action and movement are essential for the continuation and growth

of life. Since we are compelled by life to act, let us have as the basis

of our actions a feeling of love and humility based on oneness. Action

in surrender to the Lord. This simple thought allows us to offer up the

fruits of our actions to the Creator of all existence. And freed from

the snare of expectation we are bound to experience our God-becoming.

 

We often find an incompatibility between an inner life of search and

outer life of activity. Let this be no excuse for a lack of progress.

According to the Gita, we have to see action in inaction, and inaction

in action. What does this mean? It means that, while acting, we have to

feel within ourselves a sea of peace and serenity, of surrender of the

fruits of the action. While we are without activity, we have to feel

within us a dynamo of creative energy, our divine selves. Let us not

think of actions as our own. If we can do this, our actions will be more

real and more effective.

 

Although human conditioning seeks reward in the most menial of tasks.

When a servant cooks for his master he does it to the best of his

capacity. Why? To get his master's appreciation and favour. In the same

way, if we act to receive appreciation/liberation etc.- these are also

reward seeking and fruit-seeking. Only by truly giving up the results of

action, positive or negative- we shall be able to act most devotedly

and most successfully.

 

Aum namo Bhagvate Vasudeva:

anita