Choiceless
state
In mythology
it is said that Rama was a choiceless state for Hanuman. He refused to go to
“Vaikuntam” as Rama would not be there in that form. There are certain things
in life which we can choose not to do, but there are certain things that we must
do, no matter what. Do you have any practices or a routine that you will adhere
to and give yourself no other alternative? Well, Meditation, exercise, my annual
spiritual retreat, Sunday morning “satsang,” writing a blog every week, eating
healthy food, writing a gratitude journal every day, investing quality time
with the family, reaching out to people in times of need, are all a choiceless
state for me. Not reacting to negative actions, not retaliating to allegations,
trusting humanity all over again after being betrayed, are all a choiceless
state.
Do not give yourself an alternative choice for something that is good for you, which you have to do on a daily basis.
Sleep is something I still love. But waking up at 4.30am, doing yoga and meditating on a daily basis is helping me to contribute a lot more to the world and has made life so much more beautiful. Why would I give myself a choice to miss my daily routine even for a single day? I have made what is necessary, compulsory in my life.
Subordinate your likes and dislikes to the purpose of your life
Most of the
children may be tempted to run towards their mobile or switch on the television
or use their computers to play games as soon as they come back from school. It
is their way of unwinding. There are some who will refrain from doing all of
these as they would have prioritized to do what is most important.
I too have learnt to take up that which is important, whether I like it or not, as I know that my likes and dislikes cannot come in the way of achieving my goal. Individual interest has to be sacrificed for larger interest. Over the years, putting others ahead of me comes naturally to me. Today I don’t feel I am sacrificing my sleep or giving up my comfort zone, or not going out with my friends, because of my work. Rather I am enjoying what I am doing, and happy that I am making my life count. I am not missing any of these.
In order to achieve growth in professional and personal life, to be healthy, to contribute to the world, to become a champion, we need to prioritize and let go of the trivial pleasures of life that will take us nowhere.
As mahatria says, “What is most important should not be at the mercy of what is least important.”
Start loving what is good for you. You will find yourself indulging in it more often.
Do it
consistently and you will find yourself doing what is right.
Then you will
begin to look up to yourself. That will be the beginning of a life of purpose,
and you will attain a choiceless state
What are your
ways of attaining a choiceless state? I would love to hear your thoughts on
these.
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