“What I
want that I will and that I can”, this general tendency of an individual makes
the action a reality in actual sense. They even come forward with their willingness
to impart themselves in certain activities. This will power is the centrally
accommodated reason that confers the participation of people in certain
activities and nonparticipation in some other.
Grouping
and subgrouping of different people on the basis of caste, culture, colour and
economic status is also inflicted directly or indirectly with such will powers.
For making the discussion little bit clear we can consider some examples from
our real life situation. Such experiences are there in plenty.
What we
think in mind that we aspire to see and experience in reality. We even plan
accordingly to make things happen. If we aspire for attaining success in life
and duly put our plan and efforts accordingly then the desired success must
come in reality.
Emperor
Ashoka, one of the powerful emperors from Maurya Dynasty during later Vedic
Civilisation, invaded Kalinga[1]
for punishing the culprit who was also the murderer of his mother. Kalinga was
maintaining a large, but strategically unorganised, army, even they had a
democratic status in their kingdom; a government represented by people’s
leaders. With only selected army Ashoka was more organised, confident and
contented regarding attainment of success. Success was supplemented with proper
planning and absolute positive attitude. That was the real mystery lying behind
attainment of success by emperor Ashoka. Hanumana, as described in the popular
Epic the Ramayana, wanted to cross the extent of ocean to reach the kingdom of
the Demon King with utmost confidence of attaining success. That is why his
conversation with his fellow generals has reflected the type of positivity that
developed in him before moving to the mission. He has instructed all his fellow
warriors to wait for the information that he is going to bring from the kingdom
of darkness and misery. It was that positive attitude which made him fearless
during his presence in the court of the Demon King. Yoga speaks more about the
strategy of actions that the actions or perfections. How to do any work is more
important than the work itself. One can keep on drawing water from the well by
using ropes and bucket, or it can be obtained by fitting a water lifting pump
at the base of a pipe.
What to
do, how to do and when to do are some of the pre-requisites of developing a
strategy for designing a strategy. For throwing out Nanda Dynasty [2]
and for replacing the same by a wise king, Vishnu Gupta, popularly known as
Chanakya[3]
or Koutilya in History, took the support of Greeks deputed there in Indian
continent by Alexander. It was the strategy of developing friendship with the
enemy’s enemy. Such mechanism worked perfectly and he attained success by
putting his efforts in bringing change in the Indian context. The result was a
long lasting success which came in the form of good government.
Although
Chanakya was the most powerful person and most respected master mind of his
time, then also he preferred not to put himself on the throne. He preferred
maintaining his status of a king maker.
Strategy of action and its importance was also perfectly narrated by
Saint Valmiki in famous Epic the Ramayana. Once Sugreev, one of the warrior
from the envoy of lord Rama, as described in the Ramayana, chased Ravana just
after seeing him and recognising him through a window. It was absurdly planned
and prematurely implemented. The result came in the form of a failure. Ravana
managed to escape from the place by making the warrior entirely confused. He
was the master of magical powers. With the help of his magical power he had handled
the pre matured planning of Sugreev.
During
another briefing on the need of planning for developing a strategy lord Rama
narrated the need of gathering such a big army and seeking support of the
brother of the Demon King for making things materialised properly within least
possible casualties. Every action requires a proper planning. Winning the
battle against Ravana was not so easy, also it was not impossible. Proper
considerations of all aspects of threat from the demon king made Rama and his warriors
more prepared, more responsive and more specific.
Even with
more powerful army and different magical powers Ravana became the loser because
of his poor planning, arrogance and over confidence. Adequate strategy was not
worked out by him due to his act of the under estimation of the powers of lord
Rama and his envoy.
Victory
may not wait for us in the battle field and success may not come on the exam
desk instantly without putting adequate efforts. We often ignore the need of
proper planning for developing a concrete strategy of organising one for any
forthcoming challenges. Because of this reason failures of different degrees
and different extent put us in trouble.
It would
be better if we start learning form experiences and arrange ourselves properly for
any other forthcoming challenges. At this critical point the teaching of the
Gita will work properly. It says that one should deserve a right to work,
results will come automatically. It would be better to prepare oneself for any
other forthcoming challenges without remaining fixed upon the results of any
previous action. The instruction is very simple and also easy to understand.
One should not stick to the result. The success might make a person full of joy
and any failure may bring sorrow. Both the joy and sorrow will create bands of
obstacle on the path of ascent. That obstacle supplemented with mental,
physical and spiritual crippleness will put a person in a halt. Such halt may
become fatal for any vibrant life form.
Planned
action can bring a successive scheduled actions followed by one another in a
cyclic way. Some of such planned actions often confer the consideration of some
of the laws of Nature. That is why it helps in maintaining the coordination and
balance of mind, intellect, skills and the body parts. Each parts of any
individual works perfectly amidst such a balanced coordination of senses, mind,
intellect and body. Only a mind full of words, ideas and ideals cannot work
properly, only a body with a strong physique can also make any action a half
dome, only skill can wait for some fretful and coordinated instructions of the
mind and only intellect may indulge in some sort of arguments. That is why
coordinated actions of all the parts of the individual will be the only way
out.
Coordinated
actions will open up horizons of the possibilities of culmination of perfectly
planned actions with desired state of performance. It may not wait for the
results of the previous action to come. It will indulge oneself in the vibrant
process of organised actions with an aspiration of feeling one’s ascent through
the path of spirituality and will power.
[1] . Invation of Kalinga (361 B.C.) by
Ashoka was basically for the purpose of finding out the culprit who attacked on
his mother and killed her. Historians
may possess difference of opinion regarding the main reason of such mass
killing that generals of emperor Ashoka materialised in Kalinga. Some locally developed thematic plays confers
the possible reasons of killing his brothers before accepting the charge of
Magadh.
[2] Dhana Nanda was the last Emperor of Nanda
dynasty. Chanakya, the Economic Advisor of Nanda Dynasty, was badly insulted by
Dhana Nanda. Also oppression of Dhana Nanda became unbearable. He was not
concerned about the problems faced by farmers and artisans of that territory.
[3] . In later period of history name of
Chanakya became popular because of his contribution in the field of Economy by
developing a balanced Economic Policy for a State (Arthashastra of Koutilya).
