' The return to Balance '...

Questioner: How does the jnani proceed when he needs something to be done? Does he make plans, decide about details and execute them?

Maharaj: Jnani understands a situation fully and knows at once what needs be done.

That is all.

The rest happens by itself, and to a large extent unconsciously.

The jnani’s identity with all that is, is so complete, that as he responds to the universe, so does the universe respond to him.

He is supremely confident that once a situation has been cognised, events will move in adequate response.

The ordinary man is personally concerned, he counts his risks and chances,

while the jnani remains aloof, sure that all will happen as it must;

and it does not matter much what happens,

for ultimately the return to balance and harmony is inevitable.

The heart of things is at peace.



from
I Am That
Nisargadatta Maharaj
chapter 101