Detachment helps us enjoy all that is happening around us without getting involved emotionally, writes Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries.Today’s troubles are enough for today itself- Anonymous
We all are habituated to worrying all the time. Aren’t weIJ Infact, worrying has become our second nature today! In our day-to-day routine, whenever things do not go the way we want or expect them to be, we immediately start worrying about the consequences. The main reason for this is our fear for untoward happenings. For example, suppose one has to reach office for a 10 am meeting, but on the way to office, the car gets stuck in a heavy traffic jam. As the clock ticks away, one starts fearing if one will miss the meeting & be at the receiving end of boss’ anger. One may even get irritated, angry or frustrated, and start cursing the driver for getting one into the road-jam. All this while, one’s heart beats faster and one starts sweating in anxiety. Now, hold a minute and just give it a thought as to what does one going to achieve by all thisIJ Would worrying or shouting at driver get us any faster out of a traffic jamIJ Hence, if one is in a difficult situation and one can do something about it, then it is better to act rather than worry. But there are certain situations in life where we cannot do anything. Under such circumstances , if we learn to calmly accept situations, then we would be saved of mental agony and criminal waste of time and energy. Calmly accepting the situations in life is not resignation. It requires knowledge of the real nature of this world and all that is happening in it.We must understand that this world is like a vast drama stage upon which all of us are actors playing our individual roles. Each actor has a distinct role, which is fixed. Hence, if we learn to look at this world and our’s and others’ actions as a spectator, then we would not be affected so much by the events in the world and around us and remain detached.
Detachment helps us enjoy all that is happening around us without getting involved emotionally. It also saves us from fear, worry and sorrow whilst keeping in mind the law of karma which says that all that is happening with every soul in this world is the result of his/her past actions, whether of this birth or previous births. The law of karma is accurate and inviolable. If we remember this, we will be spared from brooding over or getting agitated about what we consider misfortune or injustice , both of which, we will realise, are the results of our own actions.
Experience shows that of all the worries and tensions that we have, the most dreadful is the fear of untimely death.There is no denying on this fact that all of us are afraid to die and fear for the consequences of our death on our near and dear ones. However, we tend to forget that this fear of death is the product of our very own ignorance about our true self. We forget the most important reality that we are all souls playing our part in the drama of this world in our present body. The body is like a costume that the soul discards upon death to don a new costume, that is take birth in a new body. Hence, it is indeed the soul that brings life into a body and takes it away upon death. But in this whole process the soul never dies, it only plays different roles in different costumes, or bodies, in this world.
Whilst keeping this knowledge in mind, when we come into relationship with others, we remain free of any kind of attachment and emotional burden towards them, thereby being detached and in constant awareness of our spiritual identity,which is that of a soul. So don’t worry about things that don’t worry about you. Because, if you worry today, you will be worrying again tomorrow for some other reason, so better be worryless today to be happy tomorrow.