Don't become so busy with self-created material duties

Once, a businessman called his servant for an important work. He said," I need to get this cheque cashed before 2 PM, so that I could finalize the deal in a meeting which starts at 2 PM. The servant replied," Sir, this work would not take much time. As it is 10 Am now, I hope I would be back with money by midday". The servant immediately left after getting the nod of the master.

Time passed quickly. Master was waiting for the servant to come back. At 12:00 he got a bit anxious. At 1:00 PM, he was much worried. At 1:30 he was really panicking. Finally at 1:45 PM, the servant came back. The master was furious, where you have been??

The servant begged forgiveness from the master and replied," Sir, as I came out of the house, I saw your mother carrying empty bags to buy the vegetables. Looking at her old age, I couldn't stop myself offering her a helping hand in doing her veggie shopping. So I walked to veggie market with her and after 2 hrs we came back with few bags full of veggies. As I was putting the vegetables in the Kitchen, I found your elder brother coughing badly."

Master interrupted, "But where is the money I asked you to bring?"

Servant replied," That's what I am explaining sir. Your brother called me and told that he urgently needs a medicine. I took the prescription and money and started for the market again. Suddenly it came to my mind that my son is also sick and need some medicine. So, first I went to my home, picked the prescription slip and then went to the market and bought the medicine.

There it came to my mind that I need to pick my cloths from the tailor which were lying with him for few days. I finished all these chores and came back home. As I checked time I found it's already 1:30. I couldn't finish the work assigned by you. I quickly came here to inform you the same."

Master really got angry. He said," I could have forgiven you for some genuine reason but for no reason you have spoiled my business deal! You are fired!!

Similarly don't become so busy with self-created material duties that neglect our God-given spiritual duty, else we will be fired out of the human form of life back into the animal species.

Duties happen automatically and naturally on renunciation of Desires

If a man has a particular desire, it is not a rule that this desire will always be satisfied. A desire may or may not be satiated. Till today all the desires of even a single individual have not been satiated, nor will they ever be satiated. If a desire is born, and if it is not fulfilled, it causes a lot of pain. But the condition of man is such that he continues to feel saddened by unfulfilled desires, simultaneously he continues to have new desires ! The outcome is that neither all his desires are fulfilled, nor does the pain and
sorrow end. Therefore if a person wants to be rescued from pain, the remedy is Renunciation of Desires (Kaamanaa ka tyaag).
In the scriptures it is written that in this human body, there is a predominance of action. Deep within himself, when a man, has the desire to acquire something, he is inclined to act. An action is of two kinds -
"kartavya" (duty, i.e. what ought to be done) and "akartavya" (what ought not be done). Performance of action with a disinterested spirit (nishkaam bhava) i.e. FREE OF DESIRES, is "kartavya". Performance of action with interested spirit (with personal desires) is "Akartavya." - NOT DUTY.
The root of Akartavya is desire for sensual pleasures that come from association. When desire for pleasure is wiped out, Akartavya does not happen. And when Akartavya does not happen, one automatically and by default observes "Kartavya", i.e DUTY is inevitably protected and fostered. The
spiritual discipline that happens naturally or automatically is real (authentic), whereas that spiritual discipline that is practiced intentionally
with effort is unreal (artificial) .
Ram Ram