Karma (action), Akarma (inaction) and Vikarma ( nonaction)….
Krishna refers to three actions in Gita on which the universe operates.
Karma is when there is a doer and doing - so this question stems from Karma.
Akarma is when the doer dissolves into doing, then there is ‘doing’ only.
Vikarma is when there is no doer and no doing but still, things are happening like your breath, heartbeat etc.
Suffering is the innate nature of humans because of duality where you expect everything as you want…
In the plant kingdom, the three bodies are a little looser. Look at a tree. How do you know it has a subtle body that responds? Have you seen flowers that open up when the sun comes? How do they know? They respond so nicely, turning as the sun moves. There is also a plant called Lajvanti, and when you touch it the leaves fold in. When there is
a breeze, or even a storm, the leaves and branches of trees dance, but the moment someone tries to cut the branch of a tree, it becomes agitated.
You can feel it. In plants, the subtle body and the causal body are very tightly tied together, and the subtle body cannot express much. In animals, there is a still greater separation, and in human beings all the three bodies are labile or loosely connected. Among different human beings, there are also differences in separation. The three gunas in Vedic philosophy – tamasic, rajasic and sattvik – are based on how loosely or how strongly the bodies are connected.
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So at the level of the subtle body, we can
choose to evolve and go beyond the animal level
of existence to the human level to the divine level,
by expanding our field of consciousness.
Manas or our contemplative faculty,
Buddhi or intellect, and
Ahankar or ego
Unless and until we meditate properly,
and unless and until we regulate our minds properly,
our consciousness will not evolve.
Ego can be like a black hole.
It can have the greatest gravitational pull
upon our consciousness.
It will not allow consciousness to expand.
When a person perceives a loving environment, the body activates growth genes and nurtures the body.
Lipton gave the example of Eastern European orphanages, where children are given lots of nutrients, but little love. Children in such institutions have been found to have stunted development in terms of height, learning, and other areas. There is also a high incidence of autism. Lipton said autism in this case is a symptom of protection genes being activated, like walls being put up.
“Beliefs act as a filter between the real environment and your biology,” he said. Thus, people have the power to change their biology. It is important to keep a clear perception, he said, because otherwise you won’t develop the right things biologically for the real environment around you.
“You are not victims of genes,” he said, asking the audience to consider “What beliefs are you selecting genes with?”
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Tapah - Austerity
Tapah has an interesting Sanskrit root; it is from tap, which means to make hot. It suggests two possibilities: the first being to refrain from those things which aggravate us, heat us up and take us off track. The second implies burning the mental poisons we refer to as the kleshas in the fires of our discipline.
This world is well designed to lure us away from our spiritual disciplines. It is replete with endless possibilities for experiences that call us away from our search for the Infinite. To live plainly without the excesses touted by society as necessary for happiness is to exercise the self-discipline needed to find God. By simplifying our lives, we set our priorities and assist ourselves in discerning the important from the unimportant, the real from the unreal, and the spiritual from the material.
Austerity is not the over exuberant harshness of denial but the humble acknowledgment of modest living. When we move unfettered through the world, wisely disregarding enticements, we make clear a path to God.
The Lord is not found in the complexity of clamor and acquisition but in the simplicity of stillness.
-Michael Gadway
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