DISCOVERY OF SADHANA (1)

 Human beings have thought about Aananda and Happiness from the time of early evolution till present time. The reason being, it is connected with living life and Aananda cannot be separate from life. Some people of the society must have thought deeply about the ways to live life while keeping this Aananda (like waterfall in its original form) constantly. Many mainstream religions have thought about and found the ways, to develop the tools to develop the highest quality Bhavnas in the human beings. Furthermore they also thought about the changes that can happen in life by following these higher quality Bhavnas. Their aim was to find the ways to live life where the Aananda persists throughout the life without interruption. We need to think about experiencing such life with constant Aananda presently (with present Jiva-Nature). Our Jiva-Nature is guided by the Prakruti at present, This also leads to development of many kind of Rasas (happiness from fulfilling our worldly desires), but this happiness is not original or forever. Presently human mind must be yearning to develop true Aananda that is constant, natural and forever, without any interruption. Many methods of Sadhana and many transitional ways must have developed from such thoughts to experience such Aananda. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 2, Pages 70 - 71.

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE DARKNESS WITHOUT SADHANA

 It will be real good if Sadhak gets the factual experience that he can be separate from his senses even if they are active in their own field! Since we have not visualized and experienced the strength of our lives, we have the tendency to run blindly after senses, mind, intellect, chitta, prana and ego. It is not possible to visualize and experience such strength of our lives without Sadhana. Our life, our dealings, our relationships, our behavior and surrounding environment should not be like as if we are walking in only darkness. There should be some signs that there is some kind of newness emerging out of it. We will have to acquire the knowledge of the art of life, by finding helpful elements from the occasions presented in life, by accepting it and shaping our lives. 

IMPORTANCE OF LIFE  SADHANA 

We get tired, tied up and crushed by many kind of stresses of dealings in Sansar. Most important part of Jivan-Sadhana is that we do not get tied up or crushed by any kind of experience. We also do not get overwhelmed by experiences in Jivan-Sadhana. For this reason,  Sadhak gets the vision of divine, great, beneficent, incomprehensible energy in unknowable definite order.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Pages 464 - 465.

WHY DO SADHANA?

 Why do we need to find Chetan (consciousness)? All these is Chetan only. Our talk, tasting the food and work are because of Chetan only. Then why all this hubbub to find it?  

There is lots of friction, sorrow, pain and misery in the dealings of the society. Yet we like happiness. We would definitely prefer if there is permanenet happiness. So people thought that we must find out ways for permanent happiness. Mahatmas had time in their way to experience permanent happiness. They found variety of tools to shorten the time. This kind of rigorous Sadhana can be done today also, but no body is prepared to do such Sadhana. The reason being, it needs purity of Chitta before Sadhana. 

Nature abhors vacuum. Even the sky cannot stay without some air. Nature does not allow vacuum. Similarly we are full of objects of Jiva-Nature. It is not that there will be vacuum if we get freedom from this objects. This space is filled with Chetan. Chetna acts this way because it is covered with many sheaths of nature. If we get freedom from these sheaths of Prakruti, Chetan expresses automatically. 

What is ignorance? It is not to recognize our own original form, and act without knowing or experiencing our original form.  So, how can we remove this ignorance? Such a question may arise naturally. If we develop heartfelt knowledge and awareness that we are rotting in the ignorance, there is a definite chance for the Jiva to wake up from such ignorance.

Fundamental transformation of life is not possible without the presence of certain level of Sadhana. Whatever we want to achieve, can be achieved by Sadhana. Great effort is needed to achieve it. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Pages 463 -464.

LET GO OF RESPECT AND WELCOME INSULTS.

 All the dealings in Sansar are present due to mind. So, giving up of physical worldly interactions or Sansar is not true giving up or sanyas. At the same time, if giving up is done by mind with knowledge, it will bear some fruit. When we get respect and honor and if we take any interest in it, there will be lessening of the penance. If we can keep such situation secret, then only Sadhana can bear fruits. Positive merits (Punya) gets to be less with respect and welcome. We need to always remember that, when we become  comfortable and well adapted with hunger, misery, insults and keep love for people who keep oppositional attitude towards us, we will be comfortable everywhere. Sadhak who considers insult as nectar and respect as poison, never experiences downfall. Ego of the body increases with respect.  

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Page 448.