Detachment is something which can't be practiced completely. As also said by you, even if we try to do it, we find it suffocating sometimes.
You can show to the world that it doesn't matter to you at all and while pretending this everytime, gradually you start feeling the same but deep down you know that there is something we are missing, the feeling of being happy and sad. The feeling of becoming vulnerable and strong.
Just maintaining a neutral face in all situations can't be the solution to all the problems, but knowing the way to be in the best of our senses while facing difficulties and enjoying good times can be.
Well, the article you brought throws light to the conflicts we face while trying to be in the path of karm yoga very nicely. And I am eagerly waiting for the next part of it.
Having an ambition or a cause is not prohibited as per the teachings of Gita!
In fact lord Krishna advised Arjun to fight the war to establish "Dharma" ergo a motive.
All his avatars have an motive.
The philosophy of being a karma yogi does not take away a persons right to have a claim on his hard work.
The Lord almighty says to work with a "nishkaam" bhav(emotion)
it means that while working one should be completely devoted to his task, understand it ,enjoy it and give it his/her best. obsession with the result is what the teachings of Gita frown upon. Giving your best is all that is required. One might succeed or fail to get the desired result. He has the complete right to celebrate or mourn the result. But at the end of it he must celebrate his effort and hard work. This according to me is the source of eternal joy/bliss, because once you give it your best there is nothing else to be done.
Not read the Bhagwat Gita!Nor consciously practised detachment!For me,it simply means observing the self without identifying as being the self so that you can see the fog without getting lost in the fog!
After reading this article, I can say really well that you have the qualities of a writer, because the way you have finished this article has created a curiosity in the mind of the reader. It's the same experience as a serial after it ends, waiting for the next part. I have been trying for many years to walk on the suggested paths of the Bhagvad Gita in my life, but I am still on my way. Your article can bring a big change in the younger generation. THANKYOU!
Detachment is something which can't be practiced completely. As also said by you, even if we try to do it, we find it suffocating sometimes.
You can show to the world that it doesn't matter to you at all and while pretending this everytime, gradually you start feeling the same but deep down you know that there is something we are missing, the feeling of being happy and sad. The feeling of becoming vulnerable and strong.
Just maintaining a neutral face in all situations can't be the solution to all the problems, but knowing the way to be in the best of our senses while facing difficulties and enjoying good times can be.
Well, the article you brought throws light to the conflicts we face while trying to be in the path of karm yoga very nicely. And I am eagerly waiting for the next part of it.
Thanks and Love :)
Having an ambition or a cause is not prohibited as per the teachings of Gita!
In fact lord Krishna advised Arjun to fight the war to establish "Dharma" ergo a motive.
All his avatars have an motive.
The philosophy of being a karma yogi does not take away a persons right to have a claim on his hard work.
The Lord almighty says to work with a "nishkaam" bhav(emotion)
it means that while working one should be completely devoted to his task, understand it ,enjoy it and give it his/her best. obsession with the result is what the teachings of Gita frown upon. Giving your best is all that is required. One might succeed or fail to get the desired result. He has the complete right to celebrate or mourn the result. But at the end of it he must celebrate his effort and hard work. This according to me is the source of eternal joy/bliss, because once you give it your best there is nothing else to be done.
-Pawan
Beautifully written...covered very little nuances ..
Not read the Bhagwat Gita!Nor consciously practised detachment!For me,it simply means observing the self without identifying as being the self so that you can see the fog without getting lost in the fog!
Have we all not done it sometime or the other?
After reading this article, I can say really well that you have the qualities of a writer, because the way you have finished this article has created a curiosity in the mind of the reader. It's the same experience as a serial after it ends, waiting for the next part. I have been trying for many years to walk on the suggested paths of the Bhagvad Gita in my life, but I am still on my way. Your article can bring a big change in the younger generation. THANKYOU!