Deserve God as a doer in life
In this article, I will try to explain about who is the actual doer though we feel that we are. It will surprise almost all that we, souls, don’t accomplish anything by ourselves; we only desire and decide, being very minute and subtle souls. For doing any act, gross senses are required except in case of God, who does everything with His ‘ichcha shakti’ (Divine Will Power).
We can understand this phenomenon with an example of a rich man. He desires to build a large manufacturing plant. What does he do? He thinks about it and has a subtle plan for it. But for this plan to take physical shape, he needs lots of men, machinery, etc. Yes, his own body will also be used, but let us remember that his body is part of the material nature, given temporarily for one lifetime; it is not permanently his. A soul always remains small and subtle.
There are three entities involved in doing any physical act, if we consider our bodies as separate, though they are parts of the material nature. The second is the material nature, created by God to keep the earth planet habitable with energy, air, water, fertile land, etc. The third and the most important entity is God – the Creator. These three do all acts in various percentages. For non-devotees, there are only two entities, that is the body and the material nature. Human body consists of gross senses, subtle mind, intelligence, ego, consciousness and, most importantly, personal nature. Shocking as it may seem, personal nature is also part of the material nature and is fixed at any given time. All our acts are driven by it. So who is the actual doer? The answer has to be the material nature in this case.
Now let us see what happens in case of devotees of God, those who have taken shelter of God. God takes charge and micromanages lives of His devotees. It means that there are now three entities involved in doing anything with God as the Karta (doer). This gives enormous advantages, which are beyond what we can imagine. Because God is Omnipotent, Omniscient, Controller, Owner, Everything. Whatever God is involved in will be successful. God, ultimately, liberates these fortunate souls.
What happens to non-devotees? Under control of the material nature, they are forever living in illusion. They run after material successes, which never satisfy. And the worst thing it does is to give a false impression to the eternally small soul of having becoming big. In this mind-set, a soul makes big mistakes and helplessly suffers repeated cycle of birth and death.
What is the conclusion? We should all take shelter of God and try to remain there. Not only does God liberate but the present life also runs smoothly, which only God can ensure. Otherwise, be ready to suffer during this life and continue to suffer in future lives also. We must qualify to get God as Karta in our lives to avoid such misfortune.
The writer is a spiritual teacher; Views presented are personal.
