From ZAHIR- some musings

"That is why it is so important to let certain things go.To release them .To cut loose. People need to understand that no one is playing with marked cards;sometimes we win and sometimes we lose.Don't expect to get anything back, don't expect recognition for your efforts, don't expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Complete the circle.Not out of pride,inability or arrogance,but simply because whatever it is no longer fits in your life. Close the door,change the record, clean the house, get rid of the dust.Stop being who you were and become who you are. "


Nice lines . found them in a book called Zahir written by Paulo Coelho.When read they do make some kind of sense. If looked at closely,this idea has long been circulated...probably in all spiritual texts- the idea to give up expectation.Just do your work without any expectation of results. As Bhagavat Geeta says " karma karo phal ki icha mat karo ".


I've always wondered is it really possible? This detachment.. is it possible? Wouldn't it make our work mechanical?Even the texts proclaim that we should give up expectation so that we can attain moksha. Have always wondered isn't this also expectation...do certain things to attain heaven , peace, fulfillment , contentment, satisfaction. Are we actually not doing everything in an expectation of something? That something which can be tangible or intangible. So the bigger question is are we ever free from expectation? Isn't seeking happiness and peace also expectation?

Also if you are detached to something you do, can you actually give your best ?Isn't passion what defines humans?

I know there are just questions with no answers . Probably i 'm still very lower down the spiritual ladder and that is why unable to answer these questions. But I'm in quest...searching to find the answers .