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**Conclusion:** The desire for non-attachment, the characteristic of the vow of activity.
(721) The one who follows it, is a renunciant everywhere;
Activity here is to be known, the second vow is that. 216
**Meaning:** The vow observance which is renunciant everywhere, is to be known as activity here; and that is the second vow.
**Discussion:** The vow observance which is renunciant everywhere, is to be known as activity here, and that vow is the second one, the vow of activity.
The vows of non-violence, etc., which are desired from the heart, considered desirable from the soul, their observance in action is the vow of activity. It is to put non-violence, etc., into action, to bring them into practice, into character, to weave them into daily desires and then into life's dealings, that is the vow of activity. To live a life of non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, celibacy, non-possession, that is the vow of activity. To be diligent in observing non-violence, etc., with the feeling of having done, having caused, having approved, in the activities of mind, speech, and body, and to make the inner desire active, that is the second vow, the vow of activity. Because, when anything is truly desired from the heart, when it is truly loved, then man necessarily strives for the attainment of that desired thing, he makes an effort. Similarly, the one who has developed a true inner desire for the vows of non-violence, etc., then he necessarily strives for the practice of the desired non-violence, etc., he necessarily makes an effort, and in the attainment of that desired thing which has been loved, which has been embraced, no matter how many obstacles come in the way, no matter how many calamities befall him, even then that man does not give up, but on the contrary, with double enthusiasm, he faces those obstacles, overcomes them, and moves forward. Similarly, in the path of attaining non-violence, etc., which are considered supremely desirable from the soul, no matter how many mountains of obstacles come in the way, no matter how many rivers of calamities come in the way, even then the soul-liberated seeker does not give up the pursuit of his desired goal, but on the contrary, with doubled enthusiasm, he overcomes those obstacles, those hindrances, and moves forward, "He perseveres and travels the path." The supremely powerful, knowledgeable man, with his supremely moving, nectar-like words, says:
"No matter what, no matter how much suffering you endure, no matter how much you bear, no matter how many obstacles you endure, no matter how many diseases you endure, no matter how many attachments come your way, no matter how many addictions come your way, even if your life span is only a moment, and a worldly affair, but you must do it, until you are free! There is no escape." - Shrimad Rajchandraji.