Kagga 330

D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original

Kagga 330 in the original Kannada script

Transliteration

ATakke falavenu? kutukada ruchiye falachITi tAm bILenenal Ata sAguvude?ETAyte geluvAyteyendu kELuvedEnu?ATadOTave lAbha – MANKUTIMMA

Interpretation

The Universe has been designed to be in the form of an infinite continuum of dimensions of time & space. Further, every life, every activity is interconnected with each other across both these dimensions

In such a Universe, no activity should be looked at in isolation; for every activity is linked to its players as well as consequences of their Karma from an earlier time period & will influence another linked activity in a later one

Mankutimma, it is very important for you to focus on the game – your actions in your life…and not on how it would end? The most important thing is not whether you won or lost – win or loss in a specific activity is but a milestone leading to an end-game; and not the end-game in itself. Keep your focus on the process of the game – it is only when someone loses that the game moves forward; your life moves forward…doesn’t matter if it is you who have lost; as long as you are moving in the right direction. The fact that you are a part of this game itself is an honor that the Creator has bestowed upon you…live life fairly & to the fullest without undue worry over the end result of every specific actions.

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