Be Still and Know that I AM.

However much we might decry "Doing",Alas! this beingness is felt after much Doing. Then the awareness dawns ,"Oh! that was not necessery!". This is the paradox.  Simple truth of the matter is that even the searching or doing was predesigned. We can not avoid it by will as it was predestined- programmed to the FINIS.

 Be still
and know
That I am

~ Ramana Maharshi...

Puppet On a Chain

Not even the tiniest event can happen unless willed by the Lord. Be fully convinced of this. He is the Suthradhari, the holder of the strings that move the puppets and make them act their roles; but He seats Himself among the spectators and pretends He is unaware of the plot or story or cast. The characters cannot deviate a dot from His directions. His Will guides and determines every single movement and gesture. The varying emotions affect the hearts of those who witness the play; but they do not cause a ruffle in the heart of the Suthradhari. He decides what this person should say or that person should do and He prompts in them the appropriate words and deeds.

SAI