Why Do We?

Why it's difficult to give 100% in whatever you do?

It is a common experience that while working towards a goal, the feeling that 'I could have done better' is dominant. It is more prominently felt by students. What is it, that prevents one from giving 100% effort?

Going back to the sea of wisdom; Bhagvad-Geeta chapter-2, 51st shloka has the answer:

In this shloka, Bhagvan Sri Krishna reveals the secret of performing action (Karma) in the best possible way i.e. skillfully. 

Endowed with the evenness of mind (samatva); a man of wisdom, is released from both good and bad (Sukrut: Punya and Dushkrut: Papa). So (Arjuna) devote yourself to Yoga; Yoga alone can bring the evenness of mind. Yoga/evenness of mind is the skill of performing action (Karma).

The message from this shloka is useful in every aspect of life because life is full of actions. We hear a lot about Karma-Yoga but don’t know how to practice it in real life. Any action/karma can reach its pinnacle if it is done with an evenness of mind or Yoga-yukta mind; i.e. by performing Karma Yoga. A even/yogayukta mind is very focused and doesn't get perturbed easily. Whereas, when an action is done with maximum emphasis on end goal/Karma-fala, it can never reach its completeness because most of the energy is spent on thinking about future and not on the present righteous actions. 

Cool and calm mind (even-mind) can do wonders but a worried mind is prone to mistakes. 

                           Sarang Akotkar