Engagement

 

Perfection can be spoken about in terms of decoding the thoughts and understanding the tendencies of desire, space, time (manifestation).

I think there is a reason why certain things, that are important, must be practiced regardless of the situation around oneself - -whether conducive or not for implementation. To conclude, generally, things aren’t in our hands anyway at all the time, so to base our decisions on external changes cannot be or shouldn’t be a proper approach. Just as there is unpredictability in the intensity of rains and the sowing of the seeds, and the nature of the crop and the harvesting time, there is unpredictability in everything we respond to. The analogy of agricultural cycle or the monsoonal changes and the activity patterns can also be seen in our own personal events.

In the above example, there is a situation that changes, recurs and we perceive these changes. We are required to engage to this changing scenario by timing the sowing and harvesting periods. We hope to take utmost care of our efforts and the sequences that lie therein with the result that we survive, sustain and thrive. The dependence on this cycle of monsoon/ climate/ geography and our own activities in terms of livelihoods to architecture may reveal to us certain patterns of events and therefore thoughts:

Who initiates these events? How much can we control or optimize our known output? Is there liberation or freedom from this cycle? Can satisfaction be ensured in this perpetual cycle of seasons?

Thinking on this, it may be felt that either we are helpless to do anything or these things need not be taken personally and we remain only certain triggers in the entire web of manifestation. If later is the inference, then by extension, it will be realized there is a huge relationship between external changes and the manner in which they get perceived internally. The entire external-internal phenomenon is one continuous process of manifestation of space-force-matter. Hence we have a choice regarding our nature of engagement and the manner in which our perception develops. The choice can either lead us to a contracted mind full of anxiety, stress and control or towards expanded mind experiencing bliss.

There is an idea of grace. That God hears us. There is an idea of faith. That things will turn out good. That it pays spiritually to forgive, surrender and offer thanks. That God works through us. The entire experience of manifestation is created so we realize what is our true nature. Until then, all thoughts are lessons to learn from. There is an inherent provision in the character of manifestation that it is subjected to an inner turmoil of incompleteness and fear, SO THAT the eternally blissful state will be realized by understanding what is happening and different forms will be generated time and again from the same ingredient of Formlessness (consciousness). That we think we are incomplete or insecure or fearful or cling to things – is a provision made to improve or progress spiritually till we come to the source.

Hence, worrying is a sign of clinging and having a limited idea of perception of events. There is no need to worry. The thing to be done is to keep engaging in a way that everything is offered to God (without a hint of any expectation or desire for any return). For this is how God acts and by acting in the same way, we may become Godlike! My actions will yield something – for which I need not worry. Whether they take a fruitful shape or not, shouldn’t be a concern here, else we get tied by expectations. This is the basis of action and thought. That through us, engagement happens but it does not leave an imprint on our mind.

Essentially, it is silencing the seeds of desire/ cling/fear/expectation/memory so one gets liberated from a specific form of existence (therefore imagination).