𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚, 𝐀𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 | 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 - 𝟖𝟓 | 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧

𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖, 𝘼𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙑𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 | 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧 | गीता आचरण

‘Acts of commission and omission' is a phrase commonly used in the legal lexicon. A driver failing to apply brakes at the appropriate moment has committed an act of omission resulting in an accident. This act of 'omission' or 𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 (inaction), leads to 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖, (action) of accident.

Similarly, while performing any action, we choose from many different options available to us. When we exercise one of these options and act, all other options become 𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 for us, leading to the conclusion that every 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖, has 𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 hidden in it.

These examples help us to understand Krishna’s profound statement that the one who beholds 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖, in 𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 and 𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 in 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖, has attained the goal of all 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 (4.18).

Krishna himself says that this issue is an intricate one and even the wise are confounded about the subtleties of 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖, and 𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 (4.16). He further says that the nature of 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖, is very difficult to know. Certainly, in order to fully understand the nature of right and prescribed action, one has to also understand the nature of 𝙫𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 (forbidden action) and of 𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 (4.17).

A contemplative person once observed an animal escaping into a forest. Moments later, a butcher comes by and asks him if he had seen the animal. The person is on the horns of a dilemma, as the truth would result in the death of the animal while uttering a lie is immoral. If we sum up all forbidden actions of all cultures and religions, living would be impossible. Hence, Krishna indicates that these issues are intricate and even the wise get confused.

Life presents us with many catch-22 situations with no easy answers in the material plane in which all of us live. Only when we transcend from 𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙖 to 𝙨𝙖𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙞 and live with choiceless awareness does clarity descend.

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