Saturday, 22 February 2020

Performing Roles In Life

One point advocated by Shree Krishna in Bhagwad Gita is "Swadharma", which means one should do his duties depending on the responsibilities he has.

Everyone has different roles and responsibilities. In any situation one should see his role in the situation. We should play our role to our best capacity, without getting entangled into the results of the action. The only thing that matters is the effectiveness of your role in that situation.

A parent can be a mother at one time and a doctor or a teacher at other times. One person can play different roles at different times. Our life is just like a stage. Our responsibility is to perform our role to the fullest. We should not bother about others performances. If they do not play their role effectively, we should not copy their behaviour. Our sole duty is to focus on ourselves and give our best.

If someone drives ruthlessly on the road and you look at him instead of your driving, what is going to happen then? We should focus on our work,irrespective of what others are doing. This is the safest way. This will not only save your time and energy, but also improve quality of your work.

When you look at others' ability to play their roles, we become judgemental. Judging others is actually a sign of weakness. We want to feel superior in this way. When we focus on our own self, much of our time and energy is saved from being leaked. So, plug your leakages to have a profoundness in your life. Alligning body and mind while performing an activity helps us to put full potential into the process.

Our organs also perform the roles they are attributed to - Lungs for breathing, heart to pump blood, stomach for digestion. Similarly our mind has to think and feel. Our duty is to keep our mind alligned with our work. For example, when we walk, we should feel each step. Instead our legs are walking and mind is roaming elsewhere. Our role is to be in the present moment. When we work in this way, our work is bound to be great.

• Perform your role well but do not get entangled into the fruits of that action.
• Feed your body with nutritious food and your mind with positive and powerful thoughts.
• You are different from your role. You are not the role. Roles are different, but the person is one.
• Be grateful to God and everyone who has helped you.

In this way you can find positivity in everyone and feel that everyone is good and the whole world is beautiful. When we do whatever we do with all our heart, the work becomes worship. Such actions surely bring success and happiness in our lives.