Karma and Lila by andrea
Karma, or whatever natural law makes sense to you, offers us structure. If we do this then we get that. It’s predictable. It takes work.
Lila is a Sanskrit word that means play. It’s randomness. Chance. It’s what happens when we’re not setting goals but open ourselves to the moment. Lila is triggered by love, music, touch, passion.
The musician, artist, athlete or scholar in us knows that as we perfect our technique (karma), we open ourselves to wondrous symmetry and beauty (lila).
At my house, it’s my job to exercise the dog, tend the yard and flowers, make the meals. From this karmic action, I experience lila.
The pleasure of seeing my golden retriever dance in the air, leaping after a high bouncing tennis ball. Draughts of scent from the night blooming white flowers. Fresh sweet corn picked from the field at our dinner table.
The idea is not to get out of what we’re doing, whatever it is, but get more into it. By diving deeply into the karma experience, lila happens.
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