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Focusing on the Dedicated Action, Not the Immediately Visible Results · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  In the bhagavad-gita Shri Krishna teaches Arjuna that he
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  has the right to action. But not to attachment to the
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  fruits of the action. That is the results.
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  In our world. Today, we are fixated on the
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  destination, not the journey, and we measure everything by the
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  immediate results, we obtained. This process is bound to develop
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  frustration, dissatisfaction and impatience as the type of
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  change. We seek in yoga, is not
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  something that can be measured in tangible ways.
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  From day to day. The other issue not frequently
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  appreciated is that in some cases changes take place below
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  the level of perception and do not become visible until a,
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  certain quantity of change has taken place at which point, it
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  may appear to be a sudden change.
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  When in fact, it has been developing in the background for
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  quite some time. This is similar to the threshold
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  of light photons required to fire.
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  The eyes to see something until sufficient photons are active.
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  Everything is dark. A disciple asks, when we make an
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  effort to do better, but don't see any progress, we feel
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  discouraged, what is the best thing to do?
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  The mother responds quote, not to be discouraged.
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  Despondency leads nowhere to begin with the first thing to
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  tell yourself is that you are almost entirely incapable of
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  knowing. Whether you are making progress
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  or not for very often what seems to us to be a state of
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  stagnation, is a long sometimes long but in any case, not
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  endless preparation for a Leap Forward.
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  We sometimes seem to be marking time for weeks or months, and
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  then suddenly something that was being prepared makes its
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  appearance. And we see that there is quite a
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  considerable change and on several points at a time.
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  As with everything in yoga, the effort for Progress must be made
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  for the love of the effort for Progress.
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  The joy of effort, the aspiration for Progress must be
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  enough in themselves. Quite independent of the result.
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  Everything one does in yoga must be done for the joy of doing it
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  and not in view of the result. One wants to obtain indeed.
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  In life, always in all things, the result does not belong to us
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  and if we want to keep the right attitude, we must act feel think
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  strives spontaneously for that is what we must do.
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  And not in view of the result to be obtained.
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  As soon as we think of the result, we begin to bargain and
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  that takes away. All sincerity from the effort,
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  you make an effort to progress because you feel within you, the
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  need the imperative need to make an effort and progress.
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  And this effort is the gift. You offer to the Divine
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  Consciousness in you, the Divine Consciousness in the universe.
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  It is your way of expressing your gratitude, offering
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  yourself. And whether this results in
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  progress or not is of no importance, you will progress
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  when it is decided that the time is come to progress and not
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  because you desire it in quote reference SRI, aurobindo in the
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  mother growing within the psychology of inner development.
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  chapter 3 growth of Consciousness basic requisites
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  Pages, 59 to 60,