Is There Joy in Your Doing?

Do you work for a goal or a journey?

Are you striving towards a goal Lost in the hopes of liberation

The journey doesn’t concern you You only seek the sense of completion

Are you focused on the end With no regard for the means

The result is all you care about And do not watch the direction In which your life leans

Do you worry about the outcome And obstacles make you angry

Are your actions ruthless And you have no regard for mercy

Then my friend You are not working from the essence of your soul

The ego clouds your decisions And your conditioning has taken the lead role

I ask you now to take a step back And look at the picture as a whole

I want you to listen to the birds As you move in the direction of your goal

Focus your attention on the breath As you move towards the result in every step

The journey is the destination, my friend Not the final step

But first I want you to put everything aside And ask yourself this question

Is there joy in your doing Or are you lost in heartless manifestation