In English
Three-fold activities of the human pilgrimage
He brooks no opposition; he is extremely possessive and proud. He builds castles on the foundation of muscle and passion, of group and emotion, not on divine , Grace and righteous life. Meanwhile, age undermines him and he grows old. At that stage, he might lament over lost boyhood and lost youth. But, however much his repentance and regret, he cannot get those stages again. Man dies as boy, lives as youth, dies as youth and lives as old person. So too, he dies as and is born with another name and form. This is how Nature works. While on the pilgrimage of life, man’s activities are three-fold - , and - the Thamasik, Rajasik and Sathwik types of . : It starts with high hopes and much fanfare but at the first touch of disappointment, all activity is given up and the man shuts himself up for good. : It is undertaken without discrimination. Whatever comes to hand keeps one busy. This is the Rajasik approach. The third type of is Nishkama, gladly done as duty, as worship, as grateful homage, with no eye on the benefit therefrom.