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understand...”
“That means you have the right only for
the karma you do. And you
ABSOLUTELY don't have any right over
the result. So, what's the point in
worrying about it?”
“Yes - you have a point here. A very valid
point...”
“It's not my point. One of my ancestors
told us this point some 5000 years ago.
His name was Krishna. His Sanskrit
verse about this is very popular. It is
available in Bhagavad Gita. The verse
starts with 'Karmanye V-adhikaraste Ma-
Phaleshu Kadachana' .... means your
adhikara (right) is confined only to the
Karma, not to the result. Result is just an
outcome of Karma.”
No matter how many times you break its
threads, a spider will weave its web again
and again. Its focus is weaving cobweb,
its Karma. It doesn't evaluate if it is
successful or has failed in its Karma. We
have to take a cue from the spider, I told
him: “Get up and work. Again and again.
The existence has at least provided you
with healthy body. Now, don't pollute your
mind with ridiculous thought of failure.”
This reader had revealed to me about his
aim - it appeared very complicated and
he was confused about it. His aim was
not simple and clear. So I said: "You don't
have clarity. You are complicating your
wishes. You have multiple wishes
combined in to one. It is difficult to
dedicate and devote to multiple karma
P.G. Better Living
at the same time, at least for me”
“Can you explain that?”
“I had only one wish in my childhood- I
wanted to be a writer. I worked towards
that...”
“But did you make money out of it?”
“This is what I call complicated. My wish
was only to be a writer. Making money
should be treated as another wish. If my
wish was to make money, I would have
clearly focused on that particular wish. I
have been a financial and investment
journalist for the last 20 years. I had first-
hand access to investment tips before we
publish it for the public. So, it would have
been very easy to make money. But I
didn't invest a single penny. Why? That
was just not my wish.”
“But you had got name and fame from
being a writer.”
“I don't know. If somebody knows me, it is
just a by-product of the karma. When you
say, you want to be a famous writer, there
are two wishes. Hence it lacks focus.
Here again, if I wanted name or fame, I
would have chosen another path. I could
have done it, given my years of
experience in the international markets?
But I didn't complicate my wish. I am
clear and to the point. Tomorrow, if I
develop any other wish, I will leave this
one, and go for it.”
“Hmm. It is clear now. I was not very
sure...But what about the fear
factor....how can we overcome fear?”