REMOVING ARROGANCE:- WE OWN NOTHING

 Whatever is within us in the form of energy e.g. intellect, do we own it? Can we use it as we want? We have to break the arrogances of understanding of our thought-energy, intellect-energy, skill of performing work-energy, understanding-energy etc., We need to break up all such arrogances of understanding. All these type of understandings are not owned by us. It is present everywhere. Chetan is present all over and all these are contained within it. Moreover whatever understanding has come to us, we have received it from someone else. This understanding settled within us because of our appropriate level of understanding. Moreover in someone else it may have settled in a different way. So same energy is distributed and expressed differently in enumerable ways.

If any Jiva keeps even slightest arrogance about any skill set, consider the Jiva as dead. This does not mean that the work is done in half hazard way. Any Karma needs to be done with most appropriate management, artfully, skillfully and with the Bhava in all its aspects. Doership of Karma, its best quality, skill, energy and art do not belong to Jiva. It is expression of  the expansion of Chetan in the atmosphere. So we need to have true understanding regarding its origin, who does it belong to and how it works in the right way, Moreover, it is advantageous to express such Bhava in everything. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Page 373.

WAYS TO REMOVE ARROGANCE FROM ITS ROOTS

 There are many kinds of arrogance. There is arrogance of understanding, arrogance of intellect, arrogance of skills, arrogance of one's strength, arrogance of wealth, arrogance of pride, arrogance of superior understanding, arrogance of grandeur- carnal pleasures, arrogance of one's beauty, arrogance of skill in dealings etc., All these arrogances need to be removed from our lives. These arrogances do not remove themselves on its own. To remove them there needs to have intense pain in heart from experiencing the obstacles that are responsible for obstructing our progress in life; and at that time we can pray to Prabhu to free us from such obstacles from within us. Ego plays a major part in such arrogances. Because of ego such arrogances stay alive as arrogances.

BLOWS TO UNDERSTANDING THAT IS INSPIRED BY EGO.

Our arrogance of understanding may have somewhat weakened, but it needs to be completely removed. Know that, Sadhak needs to create a habit with awareness and knowledge, to let go of the old habit of judging, understanding, believing, considering, accepting and experiencing. Ego plays a major role in our understanding of many things. So, Sadhak sometimes needs to put self in such conditions where the ego receives the blows. When Sadhak is confronted with someone's behavior that can make him angry, his attitude should be 'that this is the time for his development'. If this is done with understanding and there is expression of Bhava and Aanand (genuine happiness) of the heart, it can be worthwhile, bearing such incidence. 

Know for sure that the Jiva who becomes happy when that Jiva receives the blows on the ego, such Jiva will get definitely get free of such things. The Jiva who feels other things than Aananda when confronted with blows to ego and experiences disturbances of mind like lack of peacefulness, conflicts,  uneasiness, anguish etc., know that such Jiva is still immature. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Page 372.

EGO CAN BE REDUCED OR SUBLIMATED WITH LOVE

 Element of Ego is very tough in the life of human beings. It cannot be destroyed without the expression of true heartfelt love. Love is a powerful energy that can lead to mutual oneness. It is possible to feel the nearness. When it is possible to meet, to be one and act as one by the attraction of the love, ego begins to be reduced and sublimated. If there is heartfelt desire to sublimate the ego, it is very necessary that such Bhava of heart is expressed. Then only we can be one. 

This Bhava of Love that is needed in the path of Jivan Sadhana, may be without self-interest, desires or may be with desires, generous and knowledgeable, with the Sanskaras of virtues and additionally it may be without attachments. When our Bhava of Love is associated with everyone with only one desire and it is to wish good of everyone, there is no doubt the result will always be beneficial. This is understandable. 

Thus the easiest path for cleansing of Chitta or ego is Love- Devotion. When there is expression of the small river of Love-Devotion in the heart and when it starts flowing, it will definitely continue to cleanse Vrutties. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Excerpts from Page 371.

CLEANSING OF CHITTA OR CLEANSING OF EGO?

 Jiva who wants to develop life and has heartfelt desire to do Sadhana of life, such Jiva will always continue to forget the self. Without that, the Jiva will not be able to find the self. Sadhana begins with the sacrifice of 'I AM' or 'ME' and completed or better word is 'final end' is in the complete destruction of ego.

It is not possible to destroy 'I AM'. It is also one form of reality (Tatwa, તત્વ). Meaning of 'I AM'  is one kind of Nature or characteristic that can propel in the Aakash (Sky). Destruction of Nature or characteristic are never possible. Only sublimation is possible. So it is never destroyed completely. If we surmise the meaning of sublimation as 'complete cleansing' it is more appropriate. 

As the ego gets subtler, its hold on us also gets subtler and strong. At this time, it is difficult to judge and identify its strength. So, how can we catch it? It is possible that apparently egoless Jiva  may be full of ego. It is like when there is lot of speed in the movement of a top, it appears still. If someone who is proud of the intellect say that 'we will be able to reduce or sublimate the ego with the help of the intellect,' it is useless illusion. In fact the subtlety of intellect makes the ego more subtle. So ego cannot be destroyed by intellect. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Pages 370 - 371.