Importance of Acting - Making Right Choices - Taking Decisions.
I wanted to express some thoughts on the topic of 'choices' or the recognition of freedom to choose.
Many subjects of spiritual related are usually misunderstood and are religiously followed but devoid of any spiritual fervour and discrimination.
One such subject that has been crossing my self is the topic of completely surrendering oneself to God. Yes, this is a very deep topic and the significance varies to different levels of people, the ordinary folks like ourselves and Sages, Sadhus.
Keeping ordinary folks like ourselves, i have seen some people, in their belief, totally refuse to take any decision or action in matters of importance and leave it in the hands of God and face the results of their actions.
It is different matter that some of them are also open hearted in facing the results as they come. But this is not to be glorified!!!
But, we fail to realise that they do not really surrender to God but just leave the situation to be taken hold by others around, who influence the course of actions based on their wisdom.
Infact if we truly see, such people are only surrendering the situations not to God but surrendering the situations to other people near us, only because we are unwilling to take any decision.
There are some tough decisions that ought to be taken at various instances, either due to lack of clarity or being unable to take sides, if we keep postponing, then we are not doing justice to our Dharma.
Buddha had said: "All that we are is the result of what we have thought" Hence it is very important to realise to act diligently.
"Surrendering to God", everything, i felt is one of the mostly spiritually abused concept. Refusing to act appropriately and taking responsibility at right times, and hiding oneself in the name of surrendering all to God and inviting distasteful outcomes is unbecoming of a true discriminating human being.
Hence it is of importance that we really utilise the great power of our birth, discriminate between truth and untruth and live diligently and take Dharmic decisions, even if they are not of our personal liking. Because what we do we get back as fruits.
If we dont take decisions where it ought to be taken, others would take our decisions, not God, if we surrender such situations to God.
This topic is not well written, but i pray the matter is conveyed. Thank you.
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