- Violence
If a man uses violence under provocation, he is bringing himself down to the level of the one who has provoked him.
To be violent is to show weakness.
- The Present
"I brought about the fourfold caste distinction; yet, I did not." - Gita.
God is responsible because it is "natural".
But He disowns authorship of man-made distinctions.; also, why a particular person belongs to a particular caste is determine by his own Guna and Karma.
God created work, situations and challenges - but man creates problems.
Work becomes problem post mortem - situation becomes problem post mortem.
You look forward to work. Work!
But do not look far ahead - you will not be able to concentrate on the present - and thus the opportunity will slip through your fingers and be transformed into worry.
- Karma
Buddhi Yoga unites our intelligence with God and when Self-realisation is attained, the fruits of Karma will no longer find the personality there.
The following illustration will make this clearer.
During the Spring of one year, birds nest in a tree in your garden.
The following winter you decide to chop this tree down.
When the birds return in the spring of the next year, they do not find the tree and fly away.
This is what happens to your Karma.
It is not there and re-birth is unnecessary.
- Mental Penance
True mental penance is to deny the mind what it wants.
You must feel miserable for a time, otherwise you are cheating yourself.
But there it can become very tricky.
If you become happy that you are miserable, it is then not mental penance but boosting the ego.
- Where is the Time Saved?
A clear example of mislaid (or waylaid) intention is the aeroplane.
Everyone tells us that modern means of trans port saves our time and increases our leisure.
But have you noticed anyone walking leisurely to or at the airport to enjoy the saved time?
On the contrary, people rush to and airport - why did they save the time?
The only time they have to take it easy is in a traffic jam - but if only you know the speed with which their nerves and brain cells vibrate!