THE FOUR FUNCTIONS

Our body is a machine manufactured by god. We are aware and know that this machine undoubtedly is perfect and is capable of performing any function needed to be with in this universe. Such functions are four in numbers i.e. bodily we perform four functions only.

We act the way we want to or the way we feel like to. [Karma]

We use the knowledge which we have attained. [Gyana]

We time our actions and stay aware about the situations. [Samaya]

We try to be internally happy which always our ultimate goal is. [Annanta]

Though we all are aware about above, what we fail to realize is that all of these four functions has been kept locked by the all mighty and has left it on us to break open these locks. For performing these functions and to be out of the pre-set bounds and limits, we need to break open these locks and seals. Outer and first lock, of a visible nature is action lock. [Karma]

The first and foremost need of the body is to act. Action is needed to be performed for all deeds. Action is the outer most part of our bodily functions. Either we like or dislike, protect or destroy, save or kill; love or hate, rightly or wrongly body performs actions for all. For break opening the action lock we have to be total in our actions. Our actions must be completely known to us. We must be aware and act perfect. What so ever you do, do totally? There will arise, a great joy by doing it totally. If you are angry, be totally angry and be fully aware of your anger. Anger will disappear some day. You have understood it, it can be dropped now. Any thing that is understood can be dropped easily. Only non understood things can go on hanging around us. Same is the case when in love. So being always aware in totality about what we do is the first unlocking.

The second lock needing unlocking is of knowledge. It is a little more complicated than the Karma i.e. action lock, you can watch what I am doing; you cannot watch what I know, Knowing is inner. Do you know what you really know? Stop believing things which you really don't know. False knowledge is the enemy of true knowledge. And all beliefs are false knowledge; you just simply believe them. If you are asked "is there a god?" and you say "yes god is there" Do you really know? If you don't know, please don't say I do; say "I don't know". Out of hundred things you will be unburdened of almost 98.Only a few things will remain which you really know. You will feel great freedom. Your head will not be so heavy. And with that freedom and weightlessness you can enter the second limit. If you are honest and you only say what you know, and you only believe what you know, the second lock will be broken.

Knowledge has disappeared; you are only in the now; only the purest of time has remained. You are now in the now moment. Watch meditate over it. In the now moment there is no knowledge. Knowledge is always about the past. Just this moment, what do you know? Nothing is known. Normally we think past present and future as three divisions of time but actually it is the present only which is the time. Past is not, it has already gone. Future is not, it has not come yet. Only the present is. To be in the present is to be really in time. Otherwise you are either in memory or you are in dreams, both of which are delusions. So the third seal is broken by being in the now.

The fourth seal is called Annanta, the innermost, like space. Now purest space has remained. Space is our inner most core, the hub of the wheel, or the center of the cyclone. In our innermost emptiness is space, sky. These are the three layers of time, of knowing, of actions. These are the four seals to be broken…