Shree

 

Shree

Generally I think actions are always long term or continuos, connected and originating from consciousness. Instant action is a misnomer. Or rather expectation of any kind is a misnomer. Our expectation over the actions we perform muddles its quality. Purest of actions come from bliss. I think we also mistake in considering what exactly makes an action and how should it be seen as a process and a product. The mistake perhaps is natural process of understanding the truth of this question and hence mistakes and their consequences are inevitable. Even if anyone says anything to the effect of implying an immediate action or a response, it is “not necessary” to comply to that intent and even if nothing seems to get done, it doesn’t mean that we seem misfit for the operation. Each one is going to approach the idea of action in his/her own way. What another person imagines an action is not something I might agree to and hence the reponse that I may offer might be different from what that person expects. But whose problem is that?! And is it a problem in the first place?!! I am saying this to myself, for I tend to do whatever immediate expectations the other seeks from me and this may also have a deeper reason why do I react in desperation. Why? This requires to be observed - this tendency for its own sake. And personally speaking, I may not feel peaceful unless I accept how this desperation seems to develop and that need not define who I ought to be. Nothing that is done is currently resolving this tendency – be it looking inward or outward. Even this expectation needs to be dropped and that too might be a process in itself. Till then, some form of desperation may exist and may urge me to respond. It’s a pressure that needs to diffuse and be accepted.

Hari Om.