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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 62
शनैः शनैः उपरमेत् ... (अध्याय ६ - श्लोक २५)
ஶனைஹி ஶனைஹி உபரமேத் ... (அத்யாயம் 6 - ஶ்லோகம் 25)
Shanaih Shanaih Uparameth ... (Chapter 6 - Shloka 25)
Meaning : Slowly , gradually be silenced ..
Quietening slowly , slowly . Retiring slowly from worldly interests . Withdrawing oneself within slowly , slowly . The significant word is 'Slowly or Patiently' .Patience , Total patience is essential .
What may be the reasons for impatience ? What causes man to impatiently want to finish off the work on hand quickly ? "The urge to do something else , probably more important , more interesting , desire to enjoy rest and recreation after finishing off the work on hand , the lure of fruits of the work on hand , one of these may be responsible for one's impatience . If one is forced or compelled to involve in a work , he may want to finish it off fast . The one in whom 'sensual pleasure seeking dominates , also is impatient .
A student who has been assured of a movie after he finishes his examination wants to write fast and finish the exams at the earliest . He does not , rather can not put in his best . If a doctor , exhausted after a day's work , thinks of finishing off treatment to the last two patients and then go to rest , may not be able to focus fully in treatment . If the priest had accepted one more work , he would wish to finish off the work on hand quickly . Enquiries from the other place would even impel the priest to tall lies and tempt him to resort to short-cuts . The best possible attitude while involved in a work is to regard the work as of supreme importance . That should stimulate patience .
Now-a-days impatience is spreading like an epidemic . Even children are affected by this disease . Practice in any field demands patience . Excellence in a skill or art is attained only with patience , utmost patience . Practice on basic notes , (Sa , Re , Ga , Ma) is essential to develop as an expert Musician . The basic lessons on "Foot-work" is essential for an aspirant in Classical Dance . Basic lessons on letters and their pronunciation are essential for a student of a language . Basic practice is uninteresting . If a student regards this as boring and wants to cut short practice , he can never dream of becoming the Best .
We find many of the social workers , social reformers , Nationalists working for development of the Nation , the enthusiasts working to curb Religious conversion and those trying to stop Cow -Slaughter , also falling prey to this disease of getting emotionally excited and of getting Impatient . Action must be be energetic and rigorous but mind should be peaceful and patient to the core . Patience does not denote Inaction . Patience does not mean false spiritualism convincing self that everything will be alright on its own . Rapid action but patient mind is what suggested by Shri Krishna .
Patience is manifestation of unshakeable faith ... (Shraddha) . A quiet and patient mind does not express in frantic sloganeering and emotional outbursts . It expresses through action till the last breath in life . The impatient slogan shouters run away from the field or get diverted to extortion , bullying or personal amoral sex .
Patience in worldly activities . More patience in Aadhyaatmik (Spiritual ?) seeking . Getting impatient and restless is futile . "I have completed so many lakhs of Japa (Meditation ...) ; I have visited so many temples and observed so many fasts ; I have conducted so many (Homam or Havan) fire sacrifices ; But , have not experienced Divinity . I have not yet got His blessings" . This is the way the Impatient spiritual seeker moans . We have travelled through 84 lakh Yonis (Births as so many Lives , plant and animal) and finally got a Human Life . Should not we continue our efforts patiently for a few more years , may be for a few more births . Spiritual practices should be observed with utmost patience and without a thought on the next moment .
Quietening slowly , slowly . Retiring slowly from worldly interests . Withdrawing oneself within slowly , slowly . The significant word is 'Slowly or Patiently' .Patience , Total patience is essential .
What may be the reasons for impatience ? What causes man to impatiently want to finish off the work on hand quickly ? "The urge to do something else , probably more important , more interesting , desire to enjoy rest and recreation after finishing off the work on hand , the lure of fruits of the work on hand , one of these may be responsible for one's impatience . If one is forced or compelled to involve in a work , he may want to finish it off fast . The one in whom 'sensual pleasure seeking dominates , also is impatient .
A student who has been assured of a movie after he finishes his examination wants to write fast and finish the exams at the earliest . He does not , rather can not put in his best . If a doctor , exhausted after a day's work , thinks of finishing off treatment to the last two patients and then go to rest , may not be able to focus fully in treatment . If the priest had accepted one more work , he would wish to finish off the work on hand quickly . Enquiries from the other place would even impel the priest to tall lies and tempt him to resort to short-cuts . The best possible attitude while involved in a work is to regard the work as of supreme importance . That should stimulate patience .
Now-a-days impatience is spreading like an epidemic . Even children are affected by this disease . Practice in any field demands patience . Excellence in a skill or art is attained only with patience , utmost patience . Practice on basic notes , (Sa , Re , Ga , Ma) is essential to develop as an expert Musician . The basic lessons on "Foot-work" is essential for an aspirant in Classical Dance . Basic lessons on letters and their pronunciation are essential for a student of a language . Basic practice is uninteresting . If a student regards this as boring and wants to cut short practice , he can never dream of becoming the Best .
We find many of the social workers , social reformers , Nationalists working for development of the Nation , the enthusiasts working to curb Religious conversion and those trying to stop Cow -Slaughter , also falling prey to this disease of getting emotionally excited and of getting Impatient . Action must be be energetic and rigorous but mind should be peaceful and patient to the core . Patience does not denote Inaction . Patience does not mean false spiritualism convincing self that everything will be alright on its own . Rapid action but patient mind is what suggested by Shri Krishna .
Patience is manifestation of unshakeable faith ... (Shraddha) . A quiet and patient mind does not express in frantic sloganeering and emotional outbursts . It expresses through action till the last breath in life . The impatient slogan shouters run away from the field or get diverted to extortion , bullying or personal amoral sex .
Patience in worldly activities . More patience in Aadhyaatmik (Spiritual ?) seeking . Getting impatient and restless is futile . "I have completed so many lakhs of Japa (Meditation ...) ; I have visited so many temples and observed so many fasts ; I have conducted so many (Homam or Havan) fire sacrifices ; But , have not experienced Divinity . I have not yet got His blessings" . This is the way the Impatient spiritual seeker moans . We have travelled through 84 lakh Yonis (Births as so many Lives , plant and animal) and finally got a Human Life . Should not we continue our efforts patiently for a few more years , may be for a few more births . Spiritual practices should be observed with utmost patience and without a thought on the next moment .
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