Thread by @Hareshraichura

Thread on Ideal Ways of Living Life as Discussed in Bhagwad Gita.

1/ Large number of people believe in living life passively. Everything happens as per Will of God. Hence they are supposed to live as witnesses. They see no purpose in living life aggressively pursuing goals.

2/ They work that which is necessary for their survival and protection. They have no plans beyond that.

Then there is large number of people who love life in pursuit of knowledge. They pursue degrees. They make new discoveries in science and other fields.

They are scholars.

3/ It is better to live in pursuit of knowledge than to live passively as witnesses or travellers in this world.

But there is a third way which is better than the above two paths.

That is, Living Proactively or Living as per a plan or Living as per Niskam Karmayoga.

4/ The person who lives on path of a Niskam Karmayogi, does not live for his own gains. He says, "There is nothing in this world that can attract me. There is nothing that I wish to get and cannot get "

After being centred in above thought, he starts living for others.

5/ He is not interested in taking credit for work he does for others. He does not have craving for recognition. He believes and dedicating fruits of his work to world at large. From the fruits of his work, he keeps only that much which is required for his lifestyle survival.

6/ Life of Leo Tolstoy and Gandhiji are examples of people lived their life for others. To some extent they were Niskam Karmayogi as defined in Bhagwad Gita..

7/ @narendramodi ji once expressed his mission statement. He said, "Every minute of my time is dedicated to serving people. Every drop of my blood, is dedicated to serving people."
And this mission statement keeps him busy and energetic, to live for some goals of public service

8/ Look at the life of @rashtrapatibhvn . He shows no attachment to seat on which he is sitting. He has no attachment to position of being President of a Largest Democracy of world. He tries to spend his minutes for underlining events that highlight public good.

9/ Those who have spend hours and hours in trying to grasp message of Bhagwad Gita, have reached a conclusion that living as Niskam Karmayogi is much much better than living passively or living in pursuit of knowledge.

#gita #bhagvadgita #religions

10/ There was a time when Gandhiji set up an ashram in Ahmedabad. Here he wanted to spend every minute of his life for the poor. But how? He remembered to have seen spinning wheels in Bhivandi. He arranged for some spinning wheels in Ahmedabad.

11/ Every minute he moved spinning wheel, he was producing thread from which clothes will be made, and will be worn by some naked poor of India. So he spent his every idle minute at spinning wheel.

Gradually spinning wheel became his tool for worshipping naked poors of India

12/ Suppose someone asks you or me, about how we spend our idle or leisure minutes? What answer can we give?

So far I am concerned, I have not found any tool which I can move to produce good for people who live in dire poverty.

I am far far away from being a Niskam Karmyogi.