*POINTS TO PONDER* - DROPS from the OCEAN, by V. Ganesan - One should clearly understand that true spirituality is not avoidance of action, but involving oneself in action without giving importance to oneself. That is, one should be like dust thrown into a floating flood while indulging in any action ~RAMANA MAHARSHI.

TPR and Bhagavan's Teachings

On another occasion, TPR pleaded with Bhagavan to save him from the grips of worldly samsara. He said that that however much he turned his mind inward, the pull of his commitments to the activities of life, was still insurmountable. He wanted a way to tide over all these physical involvements. Bhagavan turned to him and with great love said, “Be like the tiniest chip of wood that is thrown into an inundating and profuse flood.”

“The external life of action and involvement, to live daily in this world, is unavoidable, both to the spiritual aspirant and to the worldly man,” explained TPR. “Assuming importance for oneself, all men strive for name and fame. Thereby, they meet with problems and strife. One should clearly understand that true spirituality is not avoidance of action, but involving oneself in action without giving importance to oneself. That is, one should be like dust thrown into a floating flood while indulging in any action. The sense of being the actor is to be given up and not the action itself.”

DROPS from the OCEAN, by V. Ganesan