BATURAM NAYAK analyses what order is all about and gives us useful tips on applying the principle to our life
Order! Order! Keep the house in order! So naturally all the disturbances settle down as such an order comes from above. And then, in an awesome ambiance of pin drop silence the entire house pauses for a while, to listen….
Tranquillity prevails, as a natural outcome of the organic need to muster the meaning of the utterance from above, till another set of ripples gain momentum, necessitating the call for yet another order!
However disorderly we may be, we cannot stop ourselves from hearing the natural affirmation for order. For, there is a natural demand of our being, to always abide by and align with balance and order.
Is it not a compulsive necessity for all of us to have such periodic orders, calls or reminders for order?
Let us analyse, what for, in fact is this call? Can we call it a call for centring or orienting, as and when any deviation from our natural orientation occurs?
Yes, it is a natural outcome of any deviation from the truth. Isn’t it true that it is truth alone which sets us free?
When we look deep within; when we listen to that voice inside, we will realise that both our inner and outer sides, prompt us, inspire us to put our house in order ― not for the present only, but for the sake of the future as well. It is what makes us humans, special in a way.
But what is this call for order? What is its raison d’etre? Can we call it a call for our own good, for the maintenance of our inner homeostasis? On surface, the answers to these questions may seem easy. But if the answers to bringing in order were that simple, there wouldn’t be so much chaos in our personal lives and the world around.
The truth is that till we completely discipline ourselves in checking our own impulses, we cannot succeed in hearing the very tone, tenor and concern of that call for order. Discipline is the key to order.
But disciplining ourselves is easier said than done. It is an uphill task. There will be many setbacks. It can be a case of one step forward and one step backward.
Till we graduate to that level of discipline, a critical level, we cannot have access to ‘the-very-process’ of it and be a part of it too, to arrive at that very truth for our well being that is of prime importance not only for us, but equally significant for all around us.
Nature has so delicately kept this mechanism in each of us well in order. For, order is a natural demand of nature to keep our own house and with it, everything in order.
Let us do our best to cooperate with nature, to heed the call and delving into our higher consciousness, make order a natural habit.
Baturam Nayak, a postgraduate in economics, joined the banking sector in 1983 and retired in June 2020. He is a firm believer in simplicity and minimalism. “My faith is Oneness, एकत्वम्; that’s the way I would express myself and live in harmony with everything,” he says.
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Thank you so much sir for such an enlightening blog. Unless we keep our mind calm it would be difficult to keep the house in order. Family responsibilities, work pressure, social responsibilities, passion, hobbies all these should be performed with discipline and dedication, every day the time limit is same for all. In this context you have aptly quoted sir
“When we look deep within; when we listen to that voice inside, we will realise that both our inner and outer sides, prompt us, inspire us to put our house in order.”
Thanks
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Yes Shashi, the challenges of life asks us for a penance…to stretch and strain ourselves a little so that we raise ourselves a bit more for the occasion and that itself is the phenomenon of being human.
The sight of an orderly and disciplined human being looks awe inspiring hence! The experience of leading an orderly and disciplined life brings in divinity into our sphere of living hence!
This as such is the essence of an authentic life and living which we ought to live so that we evolve to the state of fully functioning individuals being genuinely humane.
Thank you Shashi and have a good day ?