CHAPTER 17 - START A BETTER LIFE
– LESSON 3 – (PART II) – ACTION OR NO ACTION
A doubt arises that – if, a balanced
mind is the only reason which results in a non-doing (desireless action) then why
should there be an action at all. Only keeping a balanced mind is enough to
attain higher conscience or salvation or release. A gyani/ jnanin is a person
who has achieved a rational mind. Lokmanya Tilak in Gita Rahasya Book 2 pg 930 writes
- “On a question asked by Arjuna to Krishna that - It is then not necessary for
a person who has achieved a balanced mind (gyani/ jnanin) to personally perform
any action; and it will be quite enough if he imparts knowledge to people
thereby making them wiser. Imparting knowledge itself is an action! To this,
the Blessed Lord replies that: ‘if knowledge is merely orally imparted to those
persons, who have not got into the habit of righteous and desireless action,
(most of the people belong to this category), cannot rise in attaining higher
conscience nor can they experience bliss. Temporary happiness on favorable
outcome and sadness on a setback is all that they get by listening to a
spiritual discourse. Unless they walk the talk, joy is away and permanent bliss
is unachievable. If a gyani/ Jnanin absolutely gives up all Action, that
becomes an example or illustration for the Ajnanin or ignorant (A person who
carries out action with attached mind) to remain idle. Therefore, the Gita has
laid down the important doctrine that, it is an important duty of a man who is
a gyani/ Janin, to remain himself in worldly life, for the purpose of
‘loksangraha’, that is, in order to make people wise, and put them in the
righteous path of living a desireless action, leading to joy. Knowing the path and
walking the path are two different things. A stable mind walks the path. keep reading .............
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