![Whatever burdens are thrown on God, He bears them. Since the supreme power of God makes all things move, why should we, without submitting ourselves to it, constantly worry ourselves with thoughts as to what should be done and how, and what should not be done and how not? We know that the train carries all loads, so after getting on it why should we carry our small luggage on our head to our discomfort, instead of putting it down in the train and feeling at ease? [Ramana Maharshi]](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.ggpht.com/-fNRSFnUmaMY/Ur-qGMA_8iI/AAAAAAAAAr0/IDOC6NCheiQ/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png "Surrender of Doership - Ramana Maharshi")
Stress & Feel Good
Self Realisation & Self Actualisation
Self Realisation or Enlightenment means direct knowledge of the Self. It is a realisation that you are impersonal awareness. This realisation takes place in the mind but may not change the unconscious mind completely since unconscious mind is programmed for several years. However, this realisation slowly changes the depth of the mind as one gets to see more clearly how thoughts arise and is therefore able to purify the mind. As mind rewires itself, the general feeling of bliss increases. When the mind steadily abides in Self, it is Self Actualisation. Self Actualisation implies happiness by default.
![Yogi with happy mind abiding in Self neither grieves for anybody nor expects anything. [Bhagavad Gita 18.54]](https://i0.wp.com/lh5.ggpht.com/-I7iWhxSYA8Q/Ur0Ev5cw9FI/AAAAAAAAArA/3h4rTjz72Gk/s1600-h/image%25255B2%25255D.png "Bhagavad Gita 18.54"){kind=small}
[Bhagavad Gita 18.54]
The above implies that the Yogi with happy mind abiding in Self neither grieves for anybody nor expects anything.
Hard Wired to Work
![No human at any time can live without work even for a moment because the whole mankind is forced to do work under the compulsion of the gunas* (properties) of the nature. [Bhagavad Gita 3.5]](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.ggpht.com/-U7up61W6pUQ/UrvH73BQt2I/AAAAAAAAAqo/U6Zux3EOJd0/s1600-h/image%25255B2%25255D.png "Bhagavad Gita Verse 3.5 Sanskrit"){kind=small}
[Bhagavad Gita 3.5]
Implied Meaning: No human at any time can live without work even for a moment because the whole mankind is forced to do work under the compulsion of the gunas* (properties) of the nature.
*There are three types of gunas; tamasic which is about inertia, rajasic which is about desires and sattvic which is about intellect. Everybody has these three gunas in different proportion.
Your Life Work
Abidance in Self
[Bhagavad Gita 6.26]
Implied Meaning: In whatever object etc. of the world this unsteady and wavering mind roams, the attention should be withdrawn from that and mind should be brought back to abide in Self.
Comment: Abidance in Self leads to happiness.
Not an Object of Perception
