Bridging the Lag in Thought and Action

Sunanda - Dubai (U.A.E):

Q) “Hari Aum! I have a certain assessment about myself and based on that I can estimate the output in the form of actions. But most of the time, there is a ‘lag’ between this assessment and the action output. Can you kindly explain why does this happen?”

Manish ji's reply:

[As understood by me]

“First of all, we never assess ourselves accurately. There is always a bias in our assessment, due to the intervening mind. We may over-estimate or under-estimate ourselves. ‘Theory’ (assessment) and ‘Action’ (output) needs to be bridged by putting the theory into practice; and while putting it in practice, we get to see those missing aspects which were not taken in to consideration earlier but now seem to be of utmost priority and importance. This is where learning comes in.

Sunanda: So that means introspection becomes very important every time?

Manish ji: More than introspection, it is better to be aware ‘at the moment’ externally and internally. To be aware of the mind at play can immediately help us steer the direction of action correctly in the present. Mind is ever changing. As time never stops, even mind does not want to stop and keep continuing since it is in the framework of time and space. So with awareness, cessation of mind can be brought in, when it can disengage from the objects internally and stop projecting falsely, thus modifying the present to give the best output.

Nevertheless, if one fails to be aware while performing, then after the action, one must definitely introspect on the quality of mind and the action performed.

With this continuous practice of awareness and introspection, one can definitely improve and bridge the lag between thought and action.”