66. Samarpan or Sangharsh
T here are two ways of living. One is ‘ sangharsh ’ -struggle and the other ‘ samarpan ’, which means surrender. Samarpan is not a helpless surrender like the surrender of the defeated in the war, it’s surrender with awareness and active acceptance. Struggle is to be ahead of others; to have more than what is given to us; to have something different from what we have. On the other hand, samarpan is gratitude for every living moment. Krishna says that “one lives in vain if one rejoices in the senses and doesn’t follow the wheel in motion” (3.16). It’s a life of struggle for someone on the path of satisfying these senses, which can never be satisfied. This struggle brings tension, worry and misery which is living in vain. Krishna explains the wheel of existence using the example of rain (3.14). Rain showcases the wheel of selfless action of water which evaporates and rains selflessly. Such selfless action is the source of supreme power (3.15). Following the wheel ...