Hakuna Matata

EK BAAR

2010-01-15T06:36:00.000-08:00

Ek baar ankhon mein ank daalke to dekho, pyaar jalakta hai ki nahin
Ek kadam badake to dekho, raah milta hai ki nahin! milta hai na?
Ek baar haath batake tho dekho, kaam hota hai ki nahin!
ek baar muskurake tho dekho, duniya apnata hai ki nahin!
ek baar naam lekhe to dekho, jeevan safal hota hai ki nahin!

Message for Youth

2009-11-26T00:00:00.001-08:00

Mom's Birthday

2009-11-05T18:41:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was my amma's birthday !!
but was too lazy to write the post :(
In the evening I got her new pics of birthday so this is the perfect time..
She is the well educated person in the family with two master degrees,she has brilliant skills in financial management. The family is because of her Love and unconditional care.
She is a super entertainer in the whole family . In all our family marriages she is the person who no one can miss . I got this imitating genes from her :) ..
All my friends and cousins say that I imitate alot of people and she imitates me to the core..hilarious jokes & pranks on me..

I try all the means to hide something naughty from her and she could just find out easily and u knw what happens next :(
For all the major things in my life she is the person who I have fought to get my things done : ) and also the person who supported the most.
We both have most of the genes common like roaming around ,travel , social activities ,imitating and some opposite natures like i dont how to save money and she is best in it .
She lives a chilled out life.. and she always contribute to the family and also the ppl around her..

Love you mom
Deepu

Simple realization

2009-11-04T04:08:00.000-08:00

Just got it..so i thought let me pen it down before it get losts in thoughts
Mind keeps telling this is good this is bad ,I want it and I dont want it , I am only good & I am no good.
Instead of getting lost in this constant decision making process about thoughts and oneselfs ..simply observing the repetition of these patterns is very interesting..
like nature of feelings are short span ,they come and after some time they go ,but worry eats oneself for a longer period of time.
mind worry about negative thoughts only not about positive thoughts,
doubts: they are always come on something postive,not on negative
Mind wanders past and future , this is known only in the present

Wow everything ends where it started, so it is not linear it is circular ...
enjoy!! enough knowledge for the day.

have to go for Nav Chetna Shibir .. this post i wrote for myself to remember..if u want to comment well and good.

Love
Deepu

Why Temples ?

2009-10-23T04:57:00.000-07:00

Q: God is present every where ,why there are so many temples ?

Sri Sri : Yes,Air is also present every where ,some time to feel we need FANS ... :)

Love
Deepu :)

Friend

2009-09-11T04:56:00.000-07:00

He is My close friend ...

we shared , played & celebrated together..

He gave me a SHOCK at last..!

Shock which left me empty for a moment..! That is he no more.

You are great and I Love you Arun..!

Love

Deepak

Attitue

2009-08-31T23:18:00.000-07:00

"Look backward with gratitude, upward confidence and forward with hope"

3 Principles for Meditation

2009-08-31T01:39:00.000-07:00

I was going through the question answers with Guruji..found this fantastic answer by him...

happy reading !!

Q. During meditation my mind wanders a lot. When will it settle down?
Sri Sri: The mind does not wander, it is in search of more and more. This thirst for more will lead to the Supreme Self.
One glimpse of the self is enough to lead you back. At least you are aware that the mind wanders. This is a big thing. Sometimes people don’t even know this. Once you know this, it means it will come back.

Desires take you farther away from the Self. Small small desires can disturb your meditation. When you sit down to meditate, tell yourself that at this time “I want nothing”. The second is to tell yourself “I do nothing”. The third sutra (principle) is “I am nothing”. Do not think that you have to meditate, just sit and be hollow and empty. You do not have to make any kind of attempt. These three sutras are very important.

YES!+ DSN

2009-08-19T00:59:00.001-07:00

Business Trip

2009-07-31T00:19:00.001-07:00

A man boards a flight from Delhi to Mumbai and takes his seat. As he settles in, he glances up and sees a gorgeous woman boarding the plane.

He soon realizes she's heading straight towards his seat. Lo and behold, she takes the seat right next to his.

Eager to strike up a conversation, he asks 'Business trip or vacation?' She turns, smiles, and says, 'Business. I'm going to the annual Sexologists Convention.'

He swallows hard. Here is the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen, sitting next to him, and she's a sexologist! Struggling to contain his excitement and maintain his composure, he calmly asks, 'What's your business role at this convention?'

'Lecturer,' she says, 'I use my experience to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality.'

'Really?' he says, swallowing hard. 'What m-m-m-myths are those?'

'Well,' she explains, 'one popular myth is that African men are the best endowed when, in fact, it's the Tamilian who is most likely to possess that trait. Another popular myth is that Frenchmen are the best lovers, whereas actually it is the Bengali. However, we have found that the best potential lover in all categories is the Sardar.'

Suddenly, the woman becomes a little uncomfortable and blushes. 'I'm sorry,' she says, 'I shouldn't be discussing this with you. I don't even know your name!'

' Venkatraman !' the man blurts out. ' Venkatraman Mukherjee ! But all my friends call me Joginder Singh

Main Tera

2009-07-30T00:15:00.000-07:00

Inspirational song..

2009-07-28T02:45:00.000-07:00

YES!+

2009-07-28T02:32:00.001-07:00

MONEY MATTERs

2009-06-15T11:36:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Today I was thinking about money matters,wealth and propery . I realized that if we earn money only for ourselves and not be generous, life becomes boring and insecure.
Earn lot of money, have big house and vehilces and be generous to share it with others .
My close friend bharath got admission in B School and he is moving out of chennai .No one in his family is going to use it further. He choose to give it to Art of Living so that the bike can be used for sewa .That kind of unshakable faith in the organization and generousity for giving it to sewa is an example for faith in action.

I see people refuse to give lift in a lonely place, just because of their mental blocks. Here we see people who would share their belongings with such love and gratitude . I feel blessed being with my Master who is providing whatever is needed and the organization which share and also care for the world.

I am very happy that Bharath (India) has got her glory back .

Share and Celebrate every moment in life !

Love
Deepu

Story

2009-05-31T22:45:00.000-07:00

Long long ago, there was a master and a disciple.

They were crossing the river and they saw a lady finding difficult to cross.

The master sees the girl and takes her on his shoulders and crosses the river .. :)

The disciple gets confused and puzzled by the actions of the master

Later he asks the master

"Master we are sadhu's (bharmhachari's) we are not supposed to touch the women , why did you carry her across the river?"

Master: "My Dear boy , I have left her long back , you are still carrying her (in mind ),when are you going to leave her?"

Ps comment the moral of the story ?

Next Generation

2009-05-27T06:25:00.000-07:00

My niece and nephew.

Love

Deepu

2009-05-13T22:46:00.001-07:00

Walk into the Sun Set

2009-05-07T05:33:00.000-07:00

Take His hand and be brave and walk into the sun set

He is ur guide, He is all u need ,

with the love that u will find, u make a happy ending ,

with love strignt from the heart..

i love u

Lonely was i , looking for my centre,

wounded was i ,from all that was before ,

that when is my heart crying softly in its anguish

will i love once more

Take His hand and be brave and walk into the sun set

He is ur guide, He is all u need ,

with the love that u will find u make a happy ending ,

with love strignt from the heart..

i love u

tender is He , caring and for giving,

understanding to all the pain that u been thru

all i want to do is to make a new beigning with His love

Love ...his love makes me whole

Take His hand and be brave and walk into the sun set

He is ur guide, He is all u need ,

with the love that u will find u can make a happy ending ,

with love strignt from the heart..

i love u

Thankful am i , for this new meaning ,

prayerful am i to the living god,

the greatest gift of all is the love that we give each other

love... stringht from the heart..

Take His hand and be brave and walk into the sun set

He is ur guide, He is all u need ,

with the love that u will find u make a happy ending ,

with love strignt from the heart..

i love u

i took His hand it made me brave and i walk into that sunset

just Him and i ,He is all i need

and the love that i did while it made me strong and it brought be healing

Love... stringt from the heart..i love u

i love u ..i love u .. i love u

Deepu

(song from a satsang)

Whats Happening?

2009-04-21T01:16:00.000-07:00

Hi ,

My deep love and gratitude for all the beigns in this world. :)

Today I had a beautiful thought process ..wanted to share with you guys

When I was standing in the traffic and I saw people around and also observed what's happening in my mind...

there was a auto next to me which was making pleasent nocie ( can't bear that sound )

Either I was listening to songs without any instrument plugged in or I was talking to some people who were not present at that moment or I was recollecting my pleasent/unpleasent events ..but actually the auto was making sound which I have not even noticed ..after sometime I got this realization that my mind was not in that place , then started enquiring "what are the senses doing?"

I was hearing a song but in reality I was in a traffic jam where a lorry and auto were honking horn...

When the question rose about the senses then the mind has come to the moment. So started enquiring what my senses are preceiving and what am I observing and what am I expressing and this is called Self Enquiry/Awareness .. and it is ON now... join with me for this process

Keep Breathing and smiling

Deepu

My Country is Rich

2009-03-19T10:19:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys,

I am back to blogging .! :)

These days I was going through so many mails and articles on our political system ,politicians etc ...

Quite interesting fact that ,those people who are homeless (slumdogs ) become millionaire just in 5 years..

The movie "Slum dog millionaire" is real story , if we do some background verification of our politicians ,so many jamals can be found who are earning millions.If we plan it accordingly and release one story each year , we will have oscars awards ceremony in our country itself.

I have realized and apparently know that our kings(politicians) are very rich but only thing is they cry along with the beggars and farmers in the kingdom that we have to eradicate poverty and suffering in the kingdom .Here in this Kingdom the Treasury is in other foreign kingdom's . I got a mail that Inida is not poor ! true it is not poor , the politicians are having rich life and , even the rikshawalas ,daily labor are also having money but they spend money for liqour/smoking etc ( :) u know all) . The politicians are very good visionaries they earn money for next 10 generations . Think how a Public servent can become a No.1 Millionare in asia ( eg.Dr.Karunanidhi Tamil nadu chief minister). Like that so many are there find out your local minister's property .

Mahatma Gandhi gave a very good learning , though so much of foolish things are happening around him, he has not lost his smile.. 100% acceptence ..

Please read this statistics and correct me if it is wrong and add your comments..

India has more money in Swiss banks than all the other countries combined !!!!
This is so shocking . . . . . wish black money deposits was an Olympics event . . . .. .
DISHONEST INDUSTRIALISTS, scandalous politicians and corrupt IAS, IRS, IPS officers have deposited in foreign banks in their illegal personal accounts a sum of about $ 1500 billion, which have been misappropriated by them. This amount is about 13 times larger than the country's foreign debt. With this amount 45 crore poor people can get Rs 1,00,000 each.

Top Five countries:

1. India ---- $1,456 billion
2. Russia ---$ 470 billion
3. UK -------$390 billion
4. Ukraine - $100 billion
5. China -----$ 96 billion

Read bawa's blog for more details ..

Utilize Vote join with Jago Rey ..

Love
Deepu

PEACE WALK

2009-02-19T01:18:00.000-08:00

Hi All,
During the visit to Chennai last month, Guruji stressed on getting together and mount pressure on the Sri Lankan government to press for a ceasefire. Many like minded organizations are getting together for this peace march. It's time educated and enlightened persons like us speak up to stop the war.

Art of Living members / volunteers are requested to assemble at the Car park opposite the Secretariat at 3.45 pm and we will move together as one group under the Art of Living banner with specially designed caps for the occasion.

Please make your presence and save life of innocent peoples. Every one who walks saves one life of a Srilankan tamil.

Please JOIN THE PEACE WALK with your family and friends

Date: February 22, 2009,

Time: 4 PM

Location: Starting from War Memorial near the Secretariat to Mahatma Gandhi statue, Marina Beach , Chennai

Contact:9884017767

Ask my parents

2009-02-13T18:50:00.000-08:00

How to make a kid extremely intelligent

smart

active

sweet

lovable

& talented ? ?

?

?

?

?

ASK MY Parents !!!

Decisions

2009-02-09T22:06:00.000-08:00

What decisions do you make ?

When

Mind is confused
Mind is in low energy (not enthusiastic)
Some restlessness in the body
Knowing that eating Non Veg or smoking or drinking is not good for health

Knowing that something is wrong and doing it intentionally is equal to suicide.
It is obvious that mind indulges in some bad habits but coming out of it after realizing that it is not bringing happiness is the wise decision .

So atleast to realize and take decision mind should have certain energy .

What energy mind needs and what is it seeking every moment ?
Secret is Breathe

If we do some breathing practices mind becomes energized and takes decisions which are good for the body and mind.

Lets look into the decisions mind takes when it is low energy

Nothing is perfect in this world , whats the big deal if i do wrong things
Everybody will die , I will also die ,so lets do it before I die
I dont care , and nothing happened to me till now or will happen to me...etc

So make decisions to increase your energy levels by knowing meditation , pranayama, Sudharan Kriya by attending the workshops which The Art of Living organization is offering .Make the best use of it and make your life a celebration .

"If a person is yelling in anger, then he is sick, compassion is the only medicine for him. You can not make him understand with words. If you grow life force energy then all these mental illnesses will go away." - H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

Love
Deepu

Let Go

2009-02-03T03:36:00.000-08:00

"Let go of what? "
That thing where I am stuck.
"Where am I stuck?"
Stuck at unpleasant thoughts /unpleasant feelings/Doubts

What I observed was sometimes my mind is stuck with any one of the above activities and it doesn't want to come out, it holding on to it ..then I realized the meaning of the knowledge point " Let go " which I learned in The Art of living course .

Unless untill I decide to " Let go" and bring back my mind to happy and meditative state it will be stuck and as the time passes it becomes an "Inhibition/Weekness".

So letting it go time & again and bringing back the mind to happy state is an Art of Living

"How to Let go ?" is the next question..

1.Take a breathe in ..
2.Hold(connect)
3.Drop it while breathing out

4. Do Sudharshan Kriya Regularly.

I found that the knowledge and the processes that I learned from the course helps me in Letting go of the unpleasant things and brings back the Happy & meditative state of mind effortlessly .

This is very profound Knowledge , this will give tremendous growth in Life..

Love
Deepu

Somepalli Somayya Vanavasi Vikasa Seva Kendram

2009-01-05T07:32:00.000-08:00

Hi,
This is one of the interesting Tribal projects which is done by committed people of Kurnool(Andhra Pradesh).Please Click for more details.

Somepalli Somayya Vanavasi Vikasa Seva Kendram (SSVVS Kendram) was inaugurated on 18th Nov, 1999 in the premises of Sivaji Sphoorthi Kendram, Srisailam and later on 14-12-2002 it was shifted to its Own Premises at Gokavaram (Land and Construction of Buildings Donated by Late Sri G.Pulla Reddy, Kurnool). This centre is one of many seva activities under taken by Seva Bharati all over INDIA.

Amongst the (533) scheduled Tribes communities existing in the country, Government of India identified (75) tribal groups as PTG (Primitive Tribal Groups) considering their low level literacy, declining or stagnant population, pre-agricultural level of Technology, and economic backwardness. In Andhra Pradesh (12) groups amongst (33) ST groups are identified as PTGs. CHENCHUS is one such group living predominantly in (6) districts, with a population of 40869 as per 1991 census districts are: Guntur, Prakasham, KURNOOL, Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy. Chenchu population in kurnool district inhabiting in (36) chenchu Goodas is about 8000.

This center is intended to plan and execute welfare schemes for the benefit of Tribal Communities.In this connection a small group of us went round about 20 tribal villages. Our preliminary survey revealed that the Chenchu are badly in need of development when compared with the Society around. This promoted us to plan a dedicated effort, to take care of their welfare and thus SSVVS Kendram came to Existance for the upliftment of the Cenchus.

ps contribute by donating as much as you can.Donate

Love
Deepu

Think Like Krishna

2008-11-07T01:44:00.000-08:00

YES+ Satsang started with banjans of Ganesh and went on with Hari Narayana,Durga , Guru, Gopala etc..and atlast Sagar main aak leher uti tere naam ki...uuuuuk uuuuk..

Wah what happy moments we had with Vasanthi Amma sharing her experiences and answering the Questions.

She said for youth it is LEARNING and for the adult it is UNLEARNING.

These are some of the questions that she has answered ..

1.How can the youth excel in spirituality without the distractions around the world?
A: There is no age for the distractions . Spirituality does not qualify with age. Distractions for spirituality happens at every age. The senses work at all the times , right from a small baby to the old people get distracted by the senses.
Do not judge anything as bad or good feelings or thoughts, when the feeling arises let it arise , bring back the attention towards the body and observe the sensation. Wonder about the feelings do not give advices to the mind .Just be happy.

We are made up of Physical, Mental & Spiritual Energy .Spirituality is the mother of the other two energies . Spiritual Energy is always present. Mind is full of thoughts ,but now we are listening and there are no thoughts but still we are here ,we are beyond our senses/thoughts/feelings. That is consciousness, which is basis of our being. In Youth the physical body undergo changes and the Physical energy dominates.

2.In Art of living people accept Innocence but outside they expect excellence and intelligence every where. How to be innocence and intelligent?
A: The question is not about innocence it is about ignorance .Innocence of an ignorant person is not good. Innocence is the openness to learns from all .Like Mother Earth taking sun energy.

Don’t think that I do not want money and I live like a swamiji , sitting in ashram. You have work ,take responsibility to know what is happening in the world and act accordingly. When you are thinking with mind , think like Krishna.

You have been given the process to understand your self and mind so make use of it to the fullest extent.

3.I don’t want to take responsibility these days and I feel like to escape from doing Sewa .

A: How long you can escape my dear. Divine will catch you later and make you to work over time. This over time job will not be paid , rather you have to pay more than what is required.

4. What is your message for people who seek attention?

A:I pitty them , they do not recognize how beautiful their self is . Demand for love is the worst thing for a human being. It is a immature attitude .Love is felt within our self and we look around for others appreciation and love .Love for oneself dissolve all demand and attention.

I dont remember the rest .After the Session we had a delicious Black forest and treat by Natsan Uncle as it was his Birthday.

Love
Deepu

Everything is Taken Care

2008-11-03T22:02:00.000-08:00

Hi folks,

Yesterday we had a Star satsang , and the star is Vasanthi Srinivasan one of the Senior Art of Living teachers. She is so simple ,natural and very good devotee. She was Sharing experiences of GuruDev in her early days of Art of Living, Gurudev Himself gave training to her for the botherations( learning the Art) she had..He made her understand simple things but which are profound.Every time she brings a question He will ask her to sit and ponder on "who is asking the question?"..after sitting for some time and going through all the feelings ..she got an answer of "Simpliy just be ".

The way she definied MAYA(illusion) is awesome .."We look for happiness either in past or future,both past and future are not there NOW at present .So which is not there now and thinking it is there is MAYA" .
She took us a process where we were all just being with ourself .
At that time I was getting calls from my friend Morthy , I have invited him for the satsang but He was lost some where..so i just thought "Guruji ,take care of Morthy" . I ve finished the process , feeling good and natural after her guru stories ..I tried calling Morthy after Her sharing and I found Morthy just behind me wishing me Jai Guru Dev..! I was just jumping there and felt "Everything is taken care..!"

Love
Deepu

Trip to Nandi Hills

2008-10-28T23:11:00.000-07:00

My brother (Karthik) has come to India after a long time. It was a great time being with him at home.He brought me a Cybershot Digi Cam from US. We aruged , laughed and i enjoyed doing yoga with him .
My father suddenly planned a trip to a beautiful place called Nandi hills (near bangalore) and Gattu Subramanya temple .
We really had fun spending time with nature and huge hills.

The happy moments are those where we live life naturally and enjoy everything .

I was amazed by the perfection of nature, the flowers were so beautiful and every petal so unique ..have captured some beautiful pictures . Please click the slidshow ..

Journey on 2nd March 2004

2008-10-28T03:22:00.000-07:00

Conti...
All the 6 days I became more sensitive to my body and mind.I loved my breakfast ,lunch ,my torture lectures , my parents and mostly myself. Me and my friend Panda were the only youngsters in the course , we had 80 yr old couple and working ppl ..etc , all the time my teacher used to call us for the demonstrations ,I liked it becoz i had undergone (6mths) ragging in our college.When it came to my experience I showed my photo where I thought it was the beautiful smile that I always had and asked everybody the smile that I had then.. :) it was mind blowing moment ..
After that I have welcomed miracles to happen in my life ..registered to Adv course immediatly after the basic course .
I started doing small sewa like bring breakfast to my roommate etc..which made my frnds go nuts ...They became very sad that I eat slowly ,no parties (drinking), became disciplined and more centred .

Weekly satsangs were more enjoyable , teachers encouraged me giving books and tips for organizing intro talks.
I became the part of the AOL family , ppl invited me for dinners every day ..

Then the adv course strengthened the bond..DSN made to take more responsibility and Guruji brought light in my life...

I wish all a Happy Diwali

Journey on 2nd March 2004

2008-10-24T00:08:00.000-07:00

Well my Journey towards my life started from a beautiful place called "Durgapur" , where I took teachings of life from my Guru H H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar..
I was(am) a crazy guy , without any insight , living so called happy life without the direction ..I had that dare to choose things which are challenging and unaware of ..
My bad company and habits raised so many questions like "Where am I heading to ? What is the purpose of my life?" ..but I was fighting to get an answer..

My first transformation happened with my friend Ramana who is a intelligent and simple guy ,he does so many religious practices, then I thought being religious will bring some discipline and direction to me..I went to tirupati and took a oath that I will not drink,eat non veg and smoke ...but my love was very superficial which came out of fear..It did not last for a long time..

I lost control on my senses ,lived a careless life.. no college and making fun out of all the things ..but the time has come where I have realized that breath has lots of secrets of life..just after the small HIT (Hostel Intro Talk) i took it preciously.All my friends said it is too costly and not for you ,..etc but I said "Once in a life time I must do this course" .. so the volunteer (Appa Rao Uncle ) followed up me properly by inviting me to the Satsangs saying that food will be served ..
I waited for atleast 1 month to do the course
Then on 2nd March I joined the Basic Course by K Niranajan Bh'ya..

Conti..

Shabdo ke Jungle Main

2008-10-23T09:14:00.000-07:00

"Shabdo ke Jungle main ..tu kyu phasa hai re...
Parabhrame ke ras se tera aa nas nas rama hai re..
Anand tu hi paramanad tu hi ..
Om main kho kar.. Om main ram kar ...Om main mil na hai ..

Maan apmaan ho tha kaha re...vo tho hai shabdo ki pakad..
Bhale bure Shabd tujhe hila de ..ith na tu nahi hai kamjore..
Om main kho kar.. Om main ram kar ...Om main mil na hai .."

This song by my Dear Teacher Vikram Hazra really brought a bigger shift in my Life..
All the thoughts most of times have some words associated with it..and mind says yes /no ..have to like this ..not to like this..do this ..do that.. always entangled in words..

Then I got a question "In guided meditation also guruji uses the words, In Meditation we Should not hear anything or talk anything "..for this question i got my answer in my Holi Adv course ..He said "these words are like sign boards they will show you directions for you to reach home..and the purpose of words is to create silence .."

After that I watched my thoughts when someone praise me /shout at me...i started realizing that am stuck to that the words that are used ...Silence in me is more joyful than the feeble words..

Realized that there is nothing called praise and blame in life ....

Silence is celebration.. :)

Love
Deepak

Deaf Gal

2008-09-24T18:23:00.000-07:00

Man 1:I think that girl is deaf...

Man 2 :How do you know??

Man1 : I told I Love her , but she told her chappals are new.....:)

Sri Sri as I know Him??

2008-09-22T01:16:00.000-07:00

I had a deep loving experience after my Basic Course and felt very happy hearing to the Guru Stories..I took a photo of Guruji , having a thought that it is bit costly . I took it and kept in my room, and i read the books which i got as gift .After that book reading i was completely blissful ..i slept and when i woke up in the morning to do my kriya at around 5 30 am..i could see a 50 rupee note lying just in front of my room ..felt very happy and shared the exp with all other friends and aol mates.. those days i used to think guruji as a good human being and a world reformer ..but when ever i used to hear him that he is God i was uncomfortable..
Day by day My mind is used to gaze at his photo after every action and the love grown and i started realizing that i dont need anyone other than guruji in my life.

The First gaze i got it from my Dearest guru was the day which my memory cannot stop thinking of..Till now all the decisions of my life are taken care by him and he is there with me all the time..

Act without Expectation: It relaxes and rewards

2008-06-29T20:45:00.000-07:00

A talk by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

It’s often believed that if people become spiritual and dispassionate about the outcome of their actions, they will stagnate; there will be no progress. In fact, the opposite is true. Creativity and enthusiasm can spring only when you are well rested; and you cannot rest if you are anxious about the outcome of your actions.

When we perform every action with an eye on the end result, we get lost in the end and don’t enjoy the means of getting to the end. But when we perform some actions as an expression of joy and do not bother about the result, the action itself brings fulfillment. When we act expecting joy, the action becomes inferior. For example, you want to spread happiness, but if you try to find out whether the other person has become happy, you get entangled in a vicious circle. In the process, you lose your happiness!

Anxiety about the outcome of your action is what pulls you down. At the beginning of a project if you start worrying, then your whole enthusiasm for the project gets dampened. When you are aware of your potential, just jump into action without bothering about the result. When you are in doubt, any activity you do will bring more doubts. When you have a choice, the grass on the other side will look greener and this prevents you from enjoying what you have in your hand. When you are bothered by a choice, relax.

The choice is never between good and bad; it’s always between bad and worse or good and better. Choices bring conflict and there is freedom in ‘choicelessness’. How can you be centred when there is conflict? There is a Chinese saying: that when you are in doubt, take a pillow and go to bed!

In Narada Bhakti Sutras, Narada says, “Karmanyapi Sanyasyati”. Take a break, not just from activity, but also from the fruit of the activity. It will bring deep rest from doubts and conflicts. One who is not concerned about the outcome and is centered on the action, goes beyond dualities, beyond conflicts. The wise one is beyond all actions. Yet he continues to engage himself in action. You can only let go of what you have. So to let go of the fruit of action, you need to have the fruit and to have the fruit, you need to act!

This is so beautiful. If you have never acted, then how can you drop either the action or the fruit of action. So be active. Keep doing your work, and drop the fruit of action. The fruit of action is there as the motivation for you to start acting. Krishna used the fruit of action to motivate Arjuna to fight. He told Arjuna that if you die in battle, you will attain heaven and if you win, you will rule the world. Jesus did the
same. When you are bogged down by laziness, you need motivation to do something and the expected fruit of action acts as the motivating factor.

But once you start acting, let go of the expected result. Just focus on the work on hand. This is the way of the wise!