CHAPTER 16 - START A BETTER LIFE – LESSON 3 – (PART I) – DUTY DOER’S NON DOING OR DESIRELESS ACTION!

Commentary – Every action elicits reaction. There are many types of actions which we undertake during our course of life. They are grouped as under -  

Unavoidable Action – This covers base of Maslow’s Hierarchy Pyramid starting with basic needs of physiological nature like food, water, sleep and safety needs like safety and security.

Desireful Action – These actions are performed in order to gain something. These are middle part of Maslow’s pyramid covering psychological needs of belongingness like relationships, relations and esteem needs like name, fame.

Desireless Action – At the crest of pyramid are the actions performed after self-actualization. These desireless actions are carried out for the good of the maximum.

Every cause has an effect. Every action leads to a reaction. Even if action is by self, its reactions may come from inside (body and mind) and from outside (by others). The reactions or effects gives us peace, joy or sorrow. Unavoidable actions result in effects of joy or pain. Desireful actions give happy moments on suitable outcomes and unhappy moments on adverse outcome. Even though there is an effect or reaction after a desireless action, the performer is insulated from any kind of suffering.

For the discussion when the word ‘action’ is used, it means avoidable, desireful and desireless action. Where specific action is intended there it is specified.

Desireless action or duty doer’s non doing (desireless action) results from doing work or duties with a balanced mind, resulting in righteous actions for the universal good of beings and non-beings....... keep reading!!!!!!

FIRST INDIAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - 1857

Years ago, our freedom fighters fought first unified war against the oppressive British regime. They were successful in pushing back the British Army everywhere and this day 165 years ago Delhi area was declared free of British Army.

Aided by martyrdom of Mangal Pandey, Rani Laxmi bai, Tatya Tope and others Bahadur Shah Jaffar, got reinstated as the head of free India albeit for six days when he was again out powered by Britishers. The first war of independence was unsuccessful. Britishers declared it as a mutiny, a local revolt due to a trivial event of bullets wrapping paper laced with cow/pig tallow.  

It was Veer Savarkar who rewrote the history in right perspective in the first decade of last century and gave the real purport to the freedom fighters actions and termed it as the First Indian War of Independence. In fact, due to his efforts, memories of fighters Rani Laxmi bai, Tatya Tope and Mangal Pandey were rekindled amongst Indians and these freedom fighters became pivot points during the freedom struggle. First Indian War of Independence and Bankim Chandra’s Vande Mataram written in 1870s instilled confidence in the erstwhile freedom movement. The proletariat came to understand that, to achieve freedom, mere petitions and prayers would not suffice but would require direct action.

This day every year should be celebrated in memory of First Indian War of Independence.