[amdavadis4ever] Doing the right thing!

 

Doing the "right" thing Most "spiritual" and "morally correct" individuals, are concerned about this: "Doing the right thing in Life." A veil of sainthood, righteousness is coveted by the "I." There are many "rewards" (Just like a credit card reward point system) associated with DOING a morally accepted script, allowed by society, religions, nations, fraternities, schools… all of those institutions which are regimenting/conditioning (also known as teaching/educating or preparing ) the individual. As we are "right now," there are many scripts in our minds deciding what "a right action" is. A young person may want to "DO" the right thing in choosing a career. That same man, may want to "DO the right thing" as he fathered a child out of wedlock. Later, he may want to "Do the right thing" while deciding whether to put his ill father, permanently in a hospice. The phrase to "Do the right thing" has many meanings according to time, circumstances, beliefs, traditions. Definitely, to "Do the right thing" is merely a cover, for we cannot know the ramifications, the extent of our DOING. Carl paid for his son to go to the "best University," even though his son did not want to go. Carl thought that he was DOING "the right thing," for the welfare of his son. His son was killed in a car accident, on his way to a class. Of course; guilt surrounded Carl, for the rest of his Life. What is the "teaching" in that story? In the Western society, everything has to have a "moral" teaching, something the mind can apprehend so "I don't do it again and I can teach others." Fear creeps in. In Life, there is no teaching but a mirror.  That experience of "losing" a son, will be colored with Carl's conditioning. It is that conditioning the one that will come out. But Carl is too "busy" with his guilt to realize about his beliefs. If we were just aware of all the conditioning going on in our minds! We may try to figure out Life, to get ahead, to be clever in Life; but the "I" does not make Life by himself. The spider web of associations and timely interactions are out of the reach of the clever "I" but yet; "I" believe that "I" can "control" my destiny, by DOING "the right things."  I can use the support of the "law of karma" to spread "righteousness" around me. (If I "do this right," then through karma, something right will occur to me.) The only issue is that "righteousness" hasn't been defined. What is to "be right"? Life is not concerned about our trivial morality. Life is beyond moral standards. Was Carl "right or wrong"? We will not able to understand Life until we clean ourselves up from all those concepts, moral precepts, traditions and beliefs clouding our awareness. It is not a matter of rejection. If we have our hands dirty and wash them, it is not out of rejection of dirt. But unless we "unlearn" with the same attitude as when we wash our hands, we will be rejecting society, religions, schools, etc. as radicals and unfit members. The path of Awakening may take someone through that route, however; we may learn that it is not the destination, but only a side scene.

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Posted by: Satya <worldprince1@yahoo.com>

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