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Sunday Wisdom Sessions by Vedantin · September 27 · 1 hr 10 min

E75 Effortless Action

0:00 Effortless Action: Actions fall into three grades. Sattvika action is doing your duty without attachment or anxiety. Rajasika action is driven by desire and ego and causes strain. Tamasika action gives no thought to consequence or capacity. When the intellect holds the mind in the present, action flows with ease. 50:24 Q&A Q1: When an action becomes effortless, will it always remain effortless, or could it regress to requiring effort again? 52:54 Q&A Q2: You mentioned the tool of asking 'What do I need to do today?' to stay present. Do you have any other tools for bringing the mind back to the present when we are thinking about the future or the past? 57:21 Q&A Q3: Regarding filling out the self-development chart, how can we be more precise, or perhaps more honest with ourselves, when evaluating the three gunas: sattva, rajas, and tamas? 1:00:51 Q&A Q4: What about multitasking? Corporate training emphasizes 'being here now,' but the reality is different. How do we reconcile that? 1:05:06 Q&A Q5: Despite efforts to develop and use the intellect in planning and executing actions, why is it still sometimes difficult to judge and decide what our obligations are? 1:07:11 Q&A Q6: Despite performing actions effortlessly, why might the results not materialize?

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0:00 Effortless Action: Actions fall into three grades. Sattvika action is doing your duty without attachment or anxiety. Rajasika action is driven by desire and ego and causes strain. Tamasika action gives no thought to consequence or capacity. When the intellect holds the mind in the present, action flows with ease.

50:24 Q&A Q1: When an action becomes effortless, will it always remain effortless, or could it regress to requiring effort again?

52:54 Q&A Q2: You mentioned the tool of asking 'What do I need to do today?' to stay present. Do you have any other tools for bringing the mind back to the present when we are thinking about the future or the past?

57:21 Q&A Q3: Regarding filling out the self-development chart, how can we be more precise, or perhaps more honest with ourselves, when evaluating the three gunas: sattva, rajas, and tamas?

1:00:51 Q&A Q4: What about multitasking? Corporate training emphasizes 'being here now,' but the reality is different. How do we reconcile that?

1:05:06 Q&A Q5: Despite efforts to develop and use the intellect in planning and executing actions, why is it still sometimes difficult to judge and decide what our obligations are? 

1:07:11 Q&A Q6: Despite performing actions effortlessly, why might the results not materialize?

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