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Sri Krishnaya Namah!

The question is really interesting and I expect all bhaktas in this forum 
to express their methodology for our benefit.

My understanding in this topic is like this.

If one do his duties - be it loukika or paraloukika, he should not bound by 
what he is doing. In other words, we should not think of the results 
arising out of karma while doing it but we should do it properly. See, in 
our daily life, if we are doing any work and we are bound by the feeling of 
what comes out of it, the efficiency definitely takes a beating resulting 
in a rank low degree output. This was very well explained by Ms.Padma Row 
in her discourse on BG. What she says is that we have to select karma, do 
it whole heartedly and while doing forget about the result/output. We 
should think of ways and means of doing it efficiently but not on the 
result, while doing Karma. Thus, we can increase our shraddha in the karma 
and by adopting a uninterested attitude we are saving ourselves from the 
attachment that comes along with output.

The other way of approaching this is to just think of Him while doing 
Karma, as if it is being done to appease him thus leaving the rest to Him. 
For example, we are doing sandhyavandanam or some daily puja for Him and 
after doing it, we should not be thinking that whether He is happy or angry 
about our misprounciation of some mantras etc., For, the mind wanders 
always like a vagabond and we need to pull it back in its place. We just 
have to chant Hari Om and leave the rest to Him / surrender to Him, letting 
him the choice of gracing us or otherwise.

Also, our deeds should not be attached with any desire, which if so done, 
results in a philosophical/spiritual state of happiness in us. For 
example, in our professional life, afterall the struggle we put in, there 
comes a time during the end of financial year, wherein we expect some 
increments from the orgn. This expectation/desire is the very reason for 
all miseries and the vasanas that we acquire while doing karma. It is just 
like going on a pilgrimage not to see Perumal but ask for something or the 
other from him, which itself nullifies the effort that we put in seeing 
Him.


Net net, we just have to do things, just like the famous ad 'Just do it' 
and surrender our mind/aatma to Him with the body doing things, 
mechanically. We need to mortgage our mind (path for reaching aatman) with 
Him with a condition that He will keep that with Him securely always.


Sukumar

Sri Krishnaparabrahmane Namah!


-----Original Message-----
From:   Vijay-AW [SMTP:vijayalu@xxxx]
Sent:   15/05/2003 5:15 PM
To:     srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:        [SriRangaSri] Doership

Dear bhagavathas

what are the practical ways of doing our duties ( like our duties in 
office, home etc) without the doership feeling?.
is it just that when we start the day we offer our prayers to the Lord that 
whatever we do is just for His sake? what I mean is ; is that just a mental 
affirmation?.
may be this question is too elementary.

thanks
vijayaraghavan v k


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