This expression is naturally a play on the more well-known and frequently used phrases like God willing, Inshallah, or countless other similar utterances that imply that we should surrender to some higher power that we trust when confronted with difficulty, or even as a general maximum to living life.
Truthfully, I haven t given a great deal of thought to what I now feel about the God concept as I may have held in the past. However, I do have a relatively clear conception of what universal principles I now believe underpin the plane of existence that I exist within, and that is as far an understanding I need to have to progress my life with peace and equanimity.
What has also become clear is that when I live my life conforming to these universal principles (or Dhamma), I find that my actions and circumstances start to improve spontaneously, or at the very least, my ability to deal with situations is considerably improved even when there is adversity. Correspondingly, when I act in defiance of these simple and timeless truths, I am bereft of the ability to deal with life challenges, never mind the outcomes themselves resulting from my actions are almost always unfavorable.
I have also concluded after close examination that there is no gimmick to the link between my mental, physical and verbal actions with outcomes that arise from them, aside of course, from the aspects that I don t directly control. Just like we don t question the existence of gravity in the universe and see it manifest in all physical phenomenon, so it is with Dhamma manifesting in all aspects of our existence.
There are times when I can easily draw the direct connection between my actions and the resultant outcomes after controlling for extraneous factors. Importantly, however, when at time I am unable to see the connection due to my limited abilities, I live in the confident comfort that because I have acted or volitioned in accordance to Dhamma, the outcomes will be good, whatever they maybe. And if they are not, there must be a deeper karmic reason that I am unable to comprehend for the time being and it will become self-evident in the future.
To be sure, this isn t some blind-faith approach akin to complete and unquestioning surrender to a super being. In fact, it is the logical conclusion of an inherently inquisitive mind that only believes what it has been able to bear out through rational reflection and direct personal experience. And having thus studied countless situations with varying level of nobility of actions on my part and drawing relevant correlates, concluded that Dhamma acts with as much certainty as does gravity.
After expressing this morsel of insight with my leadership coach, he summed it up brilliantly, Things always work out in the mind. And if they haven t worked out, it must not be the end yet! . Thus, I confidently keep progressing on the path with the knowledge that Dhamma willing , things always work out in the end if I keep doing my part!