Life
cannot be visualized without activities. Even lifeless things are involved in
perpetual motion with extraordinary precision according to the cycles of nature
to sustain life in this universe. Each action generates something, but also
degenerates something else. Then, another action takes place to regenerate what
was degenerated in earlier action. This goes on repeating itself with utmost
precision and life goes on.
When man acts, he often acts in his selfish interest relying
on his intellect that is rarely aligned to universal intelligence. Such actions
hardly generate anything, but degenerate much. Our ancestors, after much
experiencing, experimentation and contemplation, stipulated as to how man must
live so that the process of life is aligned to the universal intelligence. They
called it Manav (man’s) Dharma. They asked the man to act
according to Dharma without having any desire for the fruits of his
action.
History has proved that whenever, selfish actions became much
in excess of actions according to Man’s Dharma, life became a threat to
the man and a need for curtailing selfish actions arose. Curtailing selfish
actions of man have to be an action for change and make the man act according
to Man’s Dharma (duty). This has to be a selfless action without having
any desire for the fruit of action. Any desire for fruit of action may make the
man vacillate from the course of his action thereby compelling him to make compromises
with the quality of his action. Perhaps, as it has been said in the great
scriptures, the one who acts selflessly for the benefit of others without any
desire for the fruits of his action is immensely benefited spiritually. But,
whether the selfless action in itself does not cause any wear and tear cannot
be said with confidence. Perhaps, that is the reason why some spiritualists are
not much in favor of any action.
Nature acts continually with utmost precision and without even
the slightest error in its periodicity. It takes care of all wear and tear
caused by its action. Why the selfless action should ever be relaxed if it is
the only way to avoid the life in this universe being endangered? The
scriptures have already said that the man must live strictly following the
cycles of nature which generate, and also regenerate whatever gets degenerated
as a consequence for its action of generation.
PROMOD KUMAR SHARMA
[The writer of this blog is also the author of “Mahatma A
Scientist of the Intuitively Obvious” and “In Search of Our Wonderful Words”.]
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