We read books, listen to lectures and collect a lot of spiritual information. However, this external knowledge usually stays only in our conscious mind. It is just information. To make it a part of who we are, we need deep inner reflection. Meditation and quiet thinking move this knowledge from the brain into the subconscious mind. Only then does it change how we actually live.
The Problem: How to Work While Being Still
As a student of Gyan Marg (the path of knowledge) and Advaita Vedanta, I learned that the most important goal is to always stay anchored in your true Being. Your true Being is the silent, peaceful space inside you. When you live completely in this state, you become a Jivanmukta—a person who is spiritually free while still alive in this world.
For a long time, I had a major doubt in my head: If I stay entirely in this silent state of Being, how will my daily tasks get done? How can a person look after their family, do their job, and finish their chores if they are completely detached and still inside?
The Realization: Trusting the Divine Energy
A beautiful realization recently cleared this doubt for me. I understood that we do not need to stop working. We must perform our worldly duties and Karmas. The secret is to do them without any attachment to the outcomes.
In simple words, we must surrender all our actions to the divine. When you wash the dishes, do your office work, or help someone, realize that it is not your limited ego doing the work. Instead, it is the divine energy flowing through you that gets the work done. You are simply the instrument.
The Essence of Living Like a Buddha
True spiritual living is not about running away to a cave. It means living in the world but not being bound by it.
Concentrate your mind: Chant mantras/Naam Jaap, practice breath and body-mind awareness, perform yogasanas (sit in Padmasana or Siddhasana for a minimum of 45 minutes), and listen to the Vedas & Upanishads for self-knowledge or mental cleansing.
Do Your Duty: Actively perform your daily tasks with care and focus.
Let Go: Do not worry about success, failure, praise, or blame.
When you remain still inside, but active outside without any attachment, you are truly living as a Jivanmukta. This is the real essence of living like a Buddha.
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