Leap and fly! Verse 3

We learnt from Verse 1 and 2 that Karma(actions) could be a tool for spiritual progress, and that result oriented actions puts oneself in an endless loop of cause and effect. In the 3rd verse, Ramana shows what kind of actions would show the way out of this loop. 

கருத்தனுக் காக்கும் நிட்காமிய கன்மம்

கருத்தைத் திருத்தியஃதுந்தீபற

கதிவழி காண்பிக்கும் உந்தீபற

Meaning: Action done without any desire for the result as an offering to the Lord, correct the purpose of the actions and show the path towards salvation.

 I have translated "கருத்தைத் திருத்தி" as "corrects the purpose" rather than "purify the mind", which is what the Sanskrit verse says by using the phrase "Chittha shodhakam". I find the former to be more easy to assimilate as Ramana hasn't yet talked about what really is the mind. 

Instead of chasing results through actions, which is a circular path, when actions are done purely as an offering to God, those very actions will propel one in the correct direction towards salvation. So leap and fly in that direction!






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