The saying in Srimad Bhagwadgita states like “A self-realized man has no individual level purpose associated in discharging the prescribed duties, nor has he any reason not to perform such work. Nor has he any need to depend on any other living being. Therefore, without being attached to the fruits of activities, one should act as a matter of duty, for by working without attachment one attains the Supreme”(Gita, 3.18.19), explain the way constancy in thought and action can be maintained, if not for the cause of spirituality then for a successful living over here with time. Depression is the state of mind that sees no hopes in doing something whereas excitement being the condition when on is much happier to see a possibility or result at some point of time, while depression occurs mostly due to wrong assessment of the self for the suitability in a direction or might appear for circumstantial reasons also when someone would find himself trapped completely in much difficult conditions, excitement used to be a result of one’s total attachment to the action or fruit of action for the time being without seeing the lasting consequence of the same. Neither represents the perfection of mind or one’s capability to chose appropriately a direction in life as they often occur when someone seeks position or popularity or material wealth disproportionate or contrary to his/her requirements in reality which could put the person in an awkward situation sometimes and they needs to be countered with a level of tolerance and selflessness that the knowledge and belief of a system teaches us after all, the statements like “O son of Kuntī, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed. O best among men, the person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation”(Gita, 2.14,15), emphasize on the need of the same in life. As the statements go “While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises. From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool leading to nowhere. But a person free from all attachment and aversion and able to control his senses through regulative principles of freedom can obtain the complete mercy of the Lord”(Gita, 2.62-64), tranquillity of the mind that would remain unmoved in joy and misery both requires conquering over the senses and mind or reduce dependence on the objects of desire in the external world so that internal homeostasis or sense of happiness could prevail after all. A nature or tendency to achieve things most willingly against a rationale or potentiality may be concluded as the cause for all these temporary excitement or depression in one’s life and the state of mind must be perfected with self control to have a peaceful mental state in life and so the saying like “Lust, anger and greed are three gates to the hell, one should shun all these sooner than latter”(Gita, 16.21).
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:35:19 +0000
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