ACTION IN INACTION

Instrument in quiescent — sonorous are the strings,
Thought is silent — vibrant is the soul.
Stillness and action equalise
Then is the highest Yoga.
Stillness itself is discord.
When both coexist — together revealed,
Then rings symphony eternal, 
Mingling rapture of delight 
With true ethereal peace.
— Swami Ramdas

How I understand it:

In this brilliant poem, Beloved Papa has used the parallel of a stringed instrument to bring home the true understanding of how action exists in inaction. Action is the dynamic aspect and inaction is the static aspect of the Reality.

 The body of the instrument is like the inactive Substratum on which resound the strings of manifestation with all its actions. Therefore, when the thought is silent, the vibrance of the soul is revealed.

 Just as the body of the instrument when combined with the stings produces sonorous symphonies, similarly, when the actions are done with the awareness that God is the real Doer, the highest form of Yoga is achieved. 

 Action and inaction, stillness and activity, harmony and discord are like the obverse and reverse sides of the same coin. Their coexistence reveals the masterpiece — the manifestation, which is the rhapsody of the merging of delight — action — and ethereal peace — inaction. The coexistence of these “apparent opposites” is the magnificence of the Eternal.


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  1. ShruthilayaNovember 8, 2019 at 6:02 PM

    Hari Om. I am very happy to have found your blog. Kindly post audios of all the songs in Premsudha. Hari Om..

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    1. ShraddhaJanuary 17, 2020 at 2:24 PM

      Hari Om.
      Sure. I will try to post Prem Sudha's Bhajans first and then continue with the other poem.
      I have put up Freedom (Prema Sagari Pohat Rahi).

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