Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Inaction in Action

The wise live in the world of action, performing a thousand and one things.. but there is an undercurrent of silence always present. [ "OSHO's" from talk "What is there is there"]


The silence or non-change can be in any form..Eg.
  • The "meditators"- eat, drink, work as a meditation. Each act is an act of meditation- Raja Yoga
  • The "lovers"- love everything they do.They eat with love, walk with love and so on- Bhakti Yoga
  • The "Actors"- Perform duty without attachment, there is surrender in every act - Karma Yoga
  • The "Intellectual" - There is sharp awareness, alertness in everything. - Gyana Yoga

To me, the meditation and awareness (Raja Yoga and Gyana yoga) are of the intellect (of the head). Those who are intellectual type might find it easier be in awareness or in meditation as their the unchanging, underlying current.
Whereas the emotional or people of the heart might find it easier to surrender and love (Karma and Bhakti) everything. But that needs an acceptance of the Divine a deep faith.

Over time they all blend into one and culminate into Bhakti. Awareness becomes surrender and then meditation and love..
Sometimes deep love transcends awareness and meditation, and becomes surrender..

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