The spiritual processes of self-development fall into three stages: (a) desire-prompted activity (b) self-less dedicated activity and (c) quiet meditation. From the unproductive inertia, the first stage of man’s growth is his being awakened to activity, and this is most easily and efficiently done when the individual’s desires are whipped up. Thus, in the first stage of his evolution, desire-prompted activity takes man out of his mental and intellectual inertia to vigorous activity. In the second stage of his growth, he becomes tired of the desire-motivated activities and feels energetic when advised to spend at least few hours in a noble field, with the spirit of dedication and service. Such activities are generally undertaken in the service of others, where the individual works with the least ego. When an individual in the second stage of self-development works with his ego subdued, in a spirit of devotion and dedication, he comes to exhaust his vāsanās. Thus unloaded, his mind and intellect develop the wings of meditation and become capable of taking longer flights into the subtle realms of joy and peace. This is the third stage in the seeker’s self-evolution. The third stage of development is accomplished through meditation. In this stanza, Krishna explains that both activity and the renunciation of activity can take the individual to the highest goal. But He warns His disciple that, of the two, ‘participation-in-action’ (Karma) is any day superior to the ‘renunciation-of-action’ (Karma-Sannyāsa). Now, Q. What does Krishna imply by the statement - ‘participation-in-action’ (Karma) is any day superior to the ‘renunciation-of-action’ (Karma-Sannyāsa)?
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000
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