It's 8.30am and i am waiting for my daughter to get ready so I can drive her to work which has been one of my routine chore as she has only recently got her license to drive. She and her brother who works in the same office for the same employer starts work at Ten which makes driving a little easier as the traffic is less hectic. What is Karma Yoga? "Karma Yoga is also called Karma Marga, one of the four classical spiritual paths in Hinduism, one based on the Yoga of Action, to a karma Yogi, right action is a form of Prayer. " Wikipedia. Hence it is imperative that one must have a routine, a series of chores that would keep one occupied mentally, physically and spiritually. The Japanese work ethics is pretty much wrapped around spirituality, from making the famous Katana blades to regular gardening, everything is tuned to perfection or perfect action. To most people these are trivial matters, work is work no two ways about it and nothing to attach to it in so far as spirituality or prayer is concern especially being employed by others and working to a time schedule. For so long as i do my job and punch the clock in and out on time, I am fine.
Trungpa Rinpoche, the flamboyant Tibetan Dharma Master introduced a form of meditation called, Meditation in Action whereby every action taken becomes a form of meditation. The Japanese Samurai warrior practiced this as part of their Code of Bushido
'The Samurai were an elite caste of warriors in Japan with a military tradition that endured for several centuries. The Samurai first came to prominence during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) and lasted until their official dissolution in 1879, when Japan began to favor modernization in its military. Apart from combat duties, many Samurai also held important government positions. The values of the Samurai were largely influenced by different strains of Eastern philosophy, such as Buddhism and Confucianism, and were centered upon loyalty, bravery, and tranquility of body and mind. '
According to Japan's most celebrated Samurai, Miyamoto Musashi, "the key to a warrior's success is strategy and discipline, not brute strength or innate talent."
Today most people are engrossed in killing time by being immersed into various 'roadside attractions' such as Tik Tok, Twitterr and Facebook, Netflix and You Tube and a host of other distractions and children are having problems of maintaining attention in schools while the teacher is teaching. The human mind it seems i slowly being infested with decadence at an early age thanks to advanced technology, the same technology that will further erode the human capacity to act and function with perfection with the introduction of Artificial Intelligence. The only form of action that seems to bring the human mind into focus is different forms of violence, which leads to suffering on local as well as global scale. The human mind is it seems being drained of its capability to think and act rationally with integrity and compassion.
Matthew Hoh former USMC Captain/ State Dept. interview on the Daniel Davis Podcast entitled, United Nations is a Complete Failure, while a Gang of Fools and Mad Men Run Wild. elucidates my sentiment exactly about right actions in work ethics. I saw this video just after my last paragraph entry; Yes the Universe is manifesting my thoughts better than I can. I would fully recommend this interview to anyone who cares about what is transpiring in our global society today.
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