Life is a bottomless ocean of options. A person living amidst infinite subjects keeps trying to express himself through these options. He keeps searching for his reflection in them. Just as there is only one truth and many forms of lies, similarly there are many forms of options too. A resolution is made to define them in one form. With this resolution, the options come to a standstill. The direction of life is decided.
There are two types of people- intellectuals and heart-lovers. Intellectuals make decisions on the basis of their logic and heart-lovers make decisions on the basis of their emotional level. On an average, a man falls in the category of intellectuals and a woman falls in the category of heart-lovers. Thinking, contemplation, meditation etc. are easy paths for men. Women have to practice very hard. Women enter the field of devotion very quickly. Men cannot easily become absorbed in devotion. Family life is the school of knowledge and devotion. It provides an environment of balance between knowledge and action.
When it comes to resolution, the reaction of the intellect and the heart-loving person is different. Resolution does not have the same effect on both. Resolution gets entangled in the logic of the intellectual and gets lost in the emotions of the heart-loving person. The intellectual gets lost in the options of resolutions. The change that should happen in his mind through resolution does not happen. The message of resolution does not reach his mind. It keeps clashing in the intellect. It creates so much obstruction in his thinking that it may not even be able to touch the subject. It also creates contradiction towards the subject or keeps trying to suppress any expression of the mind. ‘Now I do not want to do this.’ This feeling mainly covers him.
A desire arises in the mind. The intellect says that this should not be done, a conflict begins. The desire arises again and again, and efforts are made to suppress it again and again. A new anomaly arises in life. Despite having the desire, one has to bear the guilt of not being able to do it. A feeling of sadness arises. The intellect does not know repentance. There is only the darkness of ego there. It is not known when and in what form the suppressed desires will burst.
Similarly, the resolve of a heart-oriented or emotional person does not become firm easily. The senses keep making his mind restless. The resolve keeps slipping. ‘Let me do this today, I will resolve tomorrow.’ Such feelings keep disturbing the mind. The resolve keeps slipping. It seems difficult to control the mind. The subjects of dialogue and conversation among women can be put in this category. There is little control on the thought of beauty and the desire for pleasure. Resolutions cannot be made merely by thinking. Only those resolutions become firm in life which are born in the mind after facing a setback. They are born after repentance. Forms are formed as a result of the experiences of the person. These depict life. Knowledge is included. The purpose has a direction. The person has already suffered the sorrow of lack of resolution.
The second reason for the firmness of resolve is the grace of the Guru or God. Eligibility is required for this. As eligibility increases, the person will be inclined towards resolve. There the transformation of energy takes place directly. Changes take place from the spiritual level.
Krishna has described in the Gita that we should never make resolutions. As soon as we make a resolution, the mind gets entangled in options. A new web of thoughts starts getting created. The person starts losing his ground. An environment is needed to maintain resolution. Environment is not easily available. A person lives amidst subjects. The environment should be conducive and should remain continuous. Inspiration should also be available continuously, only then resolutions become successful. Here the role of proximity of teachers is understood. Rare are the people who are fortunate to get such proximity.
Manas Kumar Kar
Kotanga, Konark
Nice line
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