211 - Spiritual Life is Action, Idle Meditation is for Naughty Kids (Path of Perfection, Ch 1)

Published: March 8, 2021, 4:55 p.m.

A mother tells only her bad child to sit down and do nothing. If a child can do nothing but disturb his mother, the mother says, \u201cMy dear child, just sit down here and keep quiet.\u201d But if the child can work nicely, the mother says, \u201cMy dear child, will you please help me do this? Will you go over there and do that?\u201d Sitting still in one place is just for those who do not know how to work sensibly. As long as the child sits in one place, he does not raise havoc. Sitting still means negating nonsense; it is not positive activity. In negation, there is no life. Positive activities constitute life, and positive activity is the message of the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101. Spiritual life is not \u201cDon\u2019t do this.\u201d Spiritual life is \u201cDo this!\u201d In order to act properly, there are certain things one must know not to do; therefore certain activities are forbidden. The whole Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101, however, is \u201cdo.\u201d K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a says, \u201cFight for Me.\u201d At the beginning of the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 (2.2), when Arjuna told K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, \u201cI will not fight,\u201d \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a said... | read with us: biglink.to/pathofperfection