If you have not done so already, please read the posts "An ocean journey with a twist : The journey" and "Journey on the ocean of life : The paths" before you read this one.
The journey of surrender is simple. You let the divine (the captain) take care of the journey while you wait patiently to reach the goal. While you wait, you get instructions from the divine on what you need to do in the form of life in the present moment. In surrender, you accumulate no karma and get the opportunity to live out your accumulated karma.
The journey with you as the doer (on the boat) is not so simple. You have complete responsibility over the journey. Even when things are going smoothly, you have to figure out what you need to do. When things are not going smoothly, because of "problems", things get really messy. You create regrets, expectations, disappoints, worries, and all sorts of other emotions because you have identified yourself as the doer. No matter what the result, as the doer, you accumulate the fruits of your actions as karma, whether good or bad.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Journey on the ocean of life : The paths
If you have not done so already, please read the posts "An ocean journey with a twist : The vessels" and "Journey on the ocean of life" before you read this one.
You will reach the goal if you give up your sense of doership and completely surrender to the Divine.
If you choose to be the doer, then you accumulate karma. Your body undergoes wear and tear. Eventually you will need a new body. What body you get is based on your accumulated karma. While you keep your accumulated karma, the circumstances in which this new body exists will probably be very different. Therefore, the choices you make then will also be different. Who knows whether when you will get to read the fine print again and know that surrender is the only way.
So know that NOW is the only time you have to make the choice to surrender and don't wait for some future time to do it.
You will reach the goal if you give up your sense of doership and completely surrender to the Divine.
If you choose to be the doer, then you accumulate karma. Your body undergoes wear and tear. Eventually you will need a new body. What body you get is based on your accumulated karma. While you keep your accumulated karma, the circumstances in which this new body exists will probably be very different. Therefore, the choices you make then will also be different. Who knows whether when you will get to read the fine print again and know that surrender is the only way.
So know that NOW is the only time you have to make the choice to surrender and don't wait for some future time to do it.