The Most Immediate Priority
It is the most immediate priority
Not by way of imposition
Or force.
It is the most immediate priority
Not by way of recommendation
Or suggestion.
It is the most immediate priority
Because of the knife at the neck
That is man’s daily experience.
It is the most immediate priority
Because it is what man suffers from
Each moment of his life.
It is not theoretical.
It is not in the future.
It is what is here.
And what has never gone away.
It is the most immediate priority
To become free from the mind.
To achieve liberation.
Not in any fantastical
Or romantic
Or spiritual
Or new-age vein . . .
But by way of raw practicality.
Because the suffering is immediate,
And the anxiety is immediate,
And the chaos is immediate . . .
The priority is immediate.
There is nothing else
That is of any priority
In any man’s life.
All other things
Are part-time dealings.
Regardless of what they have been built up to be.
It is not a far-reaching notion
To address the immediacy of one’s suffering.
It is a far-reaching notion
To do anything else.
A man’s stature in society,
His wealth,
His plans,
His responsibilities . . .
While they may be tended to
Like a boiling pot on the stove,
They are but of little import
As compared to the guillotine at his neck.
Spirituality
Is a luxury.
Self-help
Is for those who have time to waste.
Such things
Are the dabbing of blood
With a medicated cotton ball.
Whilst the guillotine
Maintains its pressure upon the carotid.
It is hardly a matter of motivation.
For no motivation is required
To retract one’s hand
From a hot stove.
It is a matter of necessity
To which the man’s own life
Stands as an incontrovertible testament.
Man is taught to chase goodness
And altruism.
He is taught to flee
In various clever ways
The causes of his suffering
And the source of his turmoil.
Because he has been conditioned to wander,
He has adopted the habit of . . .
Waiting.
It is not that it must be done Now.
It is not that Today is the only day.
It is not that he should not wait any longer . . .
It is that . . .
He tends not to realize this.
Because he has lived for so long
A life of extravagant and clever . . .
Avoidance.
Namaste.
Kapil Gupta is a personal advisor to Kings, Queens, CEO’s, Professional Athletes, Celebrities, and Performing Artists around the world.
His books include:
Atmamun: The Path To Achieving The Bliss Of The Himalayan Swamis. And The Freedom Of A Living God
A Master’s Secret Whispers: For those who abhor the noise and seek The Truth about life and living
Direct Truth: Uncompromising, non-prescriptive truths to the enduring questions of life