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Seeking Guidance on Aligning Occupation with Guna Composition

Chinmaya International Foundation > Seeking Guidance on Aligning Occupation with Guna Composition
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    • April 11, 2024 at 7:23 pm #624179
      PREMA
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      I feel gunas play a great part picking a career.
      I can just give you, my example. Originally, I was a chemist then worked in the bank industry even though I worked well was paid well but I never enjoyed it. Much later in life, I went to school and became a physical therapist and I truly enjoy the profession. Not only that, as a therapist, I tried working with kids, ortho, neuro etc etc and I loved working with elderly population. I’m close to 65 now and am still enjoying.
      I don’t get paid much. In fact, had many pay cuts, more work. Quite a few of my colleagues have left the profession but I am still doing it because I truly love it. I need the money, but I would be fine retiring anytime.
      But I think being a therapist was my calling and I attribute it to my latent gunas .

    • April 11, 2024 at 7:23 pm #624201
      Mahavir Jain
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      Hari Om!

      Even Arjuna wanted to take up Sannyasa (renunciation), instead of taking up his duty of a soldier that is aligned to his Vasanas. He asks this to the Lord in Chapter 3 due to which Lord explains Karma Yoga.

      In essence, if he had taken up Sannyasa, his Vasanas of having the urge to fight would not be exhausted. Besides, he would have gained Vasanas related to Sannyasa that he would not be able to pursue (refer verse 4)

      So, if material prosperity is the goal, perhaps taking up something not aligned to Vasanas might work. If spiritual progress is the goal, then one must take up occupations aligned to one’s swadharma.

      In Chapter 3, around verse 35, Lord also says
      Better is one’s own duty than the duty of another well discharged. Better is death in one’s own duty, for the duty of another is fraught with fear.

      So, best to align to one’s swadharma.

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