Is There Joy in Your Doing?
Are you striving towards a goal
Lost in the hopes of liberation
The journey doesn’t concern you
You only seek the sense of completion
Are you focused on the end
With no regard for the means
The result is all you care about
And do not watch the direction
In which your life leans
Do you worry about the outcome
And obstacles make you angry
Are your actions ruthless
And you have no regard for mercy
Then my friend
You are not working from the essence of your soul
The ego clouds your decisions
And your conditioning has taken the lead role
I ask you now to take a step back
And look at the picture as a whole
I want you to listen to the birds
As you move in the direction of your goal
Focus your attention on the breath
As you move towards the result in every step
The journey is the destination, my friend
Not the final step
But first
I want you to put everything aside
And ask yourself this question
Is there joy in your doing
Or are you lost in heartless manifestation
