Effort or Ease ?

Thoughts of themselves have no substance; 
let them arise and pass away unheeded. 

Thoughts will not take form of themselves, 
unless they are grasped by the attention; 

if they are ignored, there will be no appearing and no disappearing.
                          – ASHVAGHOSHA

A Thought/ urge or an idea is a spark of pure energy or an impulse that manifests in the grey zones of our restless thinking fields (mind or awareness) - mostly out of nowhere & usually with an effortless ease. This thought when thought-upon may appear to be absolutely impossible to conclude, illogical to reason and illegitimate to norms at the time of inception but nevertheless it takes birth. The most beautiful thoughts are born to those who are at peace (calm) with themselves (in their minds) and these thoughts then gradually unfold themselves with an effortless ease (magical) when they are brought up with a selfless passion, an absorbed attention but without an attached intention. Then, the logistics of this unbelievable journey are taken care of by an overwhelmingly infinite energy of the universe (the supremely organising & creative intelligence) around and inside us. One then inadvertently positions oneself to share, realise & achieve immensely on any journey where fun, thrill, enthusiasm & uncertainty turn out to be the enthusing companions. 

A Plan is a systematic scheme of acts, events or intentions that our brain struggles with, consumes a lot of energy in the process and then synthesises it around a specific thought process, in order to achieve an imagined destination - which does not actually exist in the present moment anywhere in the universe. So, in effect is not a reality, as it does not even exist. A plan then represents a series of actions or measures put in place with an intense attachment to the imagined target or a goal in our mind thus inevitably inviting insecurity, doubt, anxiety as exhausting companions on the way to an imagined goal. The goal may be realised, but that plan now may not appear, to be an energy efficient pathway to the podium. Loss, ecstasy or gain, pain or panic would be suffered on the way and now the desired achievements may not seem, what one would have imagined them to appear like, from your then present - the non-existing past. The toughest trick is to be ultra-flexible even while executing your well-planned plans, and that is the most difficult part of a structured plan - having back-up plans represent this unpredictable behaviour of a plan.

We all have seen so many of the best laid plans going astray despite having the best of energy & intentions at their disposal and the simplest of lofty thoughts resonating in a thunder, despite not harbouring an attachment to a specific plan. Things usually do not turn out as we would have meticulously planned for them, in many instances; whereas passionately harboured thoughts achieve much more than our own imagination despite lacking a logical & logistical plan.

Then, it is highly likely, that all the detached journeys are supposed to be enjoyed like there is no tomorrow; the realised destinations then would merely become transit or connecting points amidst magical &  thrilling adventure of an endless journey, which starts from, a pure spark - the thought. 


As our minds progressively attain, an intense awareness, a focused attention, and are absolutely available in the unfolding reality of the moment, the energetic sparks then begin to transform into pure potentiality. 

'To Urge is Human, 
To Plan is Divine.'