OUR TENDENCY TOWARDS NEGATIVE VRUTTIES

 Roughness of nature (Swabhava) means awakening of contrariwise feeling towards others. If we believe that we should not care about it at all, it is like falling in the ditch with eyes covered with bandage. Just by ignoring negative vrutties of Jiva-Nature it does not disappear. As a matter of fact, such rough corners of our prakruti or nature should sting us a whole lot. Until we feel that it is our weakness or fault and it is great hindrance in our Sadhana, we will be not able to get free from it. We can be alert about it only when such vruttie stings us. 

Some people say that we should not show any interest in such thought, vruttie or feeling when it arises. Presently for me and you this is not possible. They should tell us this truthfully and give us true understanding about it like,' brother when thoughts and vrutties arise, it continues in the form of chain and if there is fault of anyone, it is our own fault. The reason being, we have attachment and interest in certain thoughts or vrutties, and until this attachment and interest is removed it is not possible to ignore such thoughts and vrutties. For this reason, we should continue with our main activity that we are handling at present. If there is no interest, enthusiasm and liking for it, we may not be able to attend to that activity wholeheartedly. In reality, we will not be able to do anything, unless we become aware, alert  and rise up. Nothing will happen unless we become active and alert. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Pages 412 -413.

SAY GOOD BY WITH LOVE TO NEGATIVE VRUTTIES.

 We must master the art of saying good by to the negative reaction that develops within us from the tendency and behavior of the other persons. This may happen many times in the beginning. Moreover we should also master the art of saying good by with love to whatever is going on in the our mind. This means we should not make any chain of thoughts with understanding from any thought, vruttie, feeling or Bhavna that spring within us. We should be alert with awareness to see that the vruttie passes by on its own. When this is practiced for a while, reaction and counter reaction will go away completely and there will be expression of 'going within' in increasing strength in life. We need to step back from the disturbances in life. This cannot be achieved with artificial pressure. Know that this is possible only if we rekindle the strength of our ultimate aim in the heart and realize its need in our life. For example, some people used to tell me lots of unpleasant things during my Sadhana period. To make sure that this does not leave bad imprint within me, I used to say good by with love to such vrutties and I used to write poetry to achieve this aim.   

Pujya Shree Mota,

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Page 411 - 412.

WHAT IS VRUTTIE (PENCHANT, TENDENCY)?

 Human being is very careful to spend money in Sansar, but he mismanages the free gift given to him naturally, and hardly any Jiva is even aware of it. The capital of the vruttie of the Jiva is in the form of energy (Shakti). We can experience in the worldly affairs that new creation is done by vruttie. The kind of creation depends upon the kind of vruttie. So, the Jiva who wants to follow the path of Bhagwan must observe the kind of vruttie and thought commiserate with his actions. The Jiva who tries to observe his vrutties and thoughts with impartiality and knowledge, and tries to keep vrutties and thoughts of  higher category at that time, experiences that Vruttie is a form of energy. 

Vruttie plays major role in whatever happens. Vruttie is shaped by vruttie. Nothing happens without the expression of vruttie, and vruttie is always expressed while in Jiva-Nature. No one can stop it. So, it is in the hands of the human being to keep alertness filled with awareness,  knowledge and devotion in the vruttie. Jiva will act according to his habit only. Jiva who desires to go higher or lower will definitely go higher or lower. Karma can be good or bad, and  human being will get all kind of karmas in life. Every Jiva understands the karma according to his understanding. Many people who are good at dealings with others use subtle methods to get their work done. Others may not have any understanding of their methods. So the karma gets done according to intensity of the awareness. For this reason, we always understand what was our level in past, what is at present and what it would be in future from the development of the vruttie. Whoever tries to understand himself thoroughly, will definitely understand himself, and if he understands, he will definitely wake up. 

When we develop vruttie at certain level, we can experience that this vruttie will move us in the other subjects at similar level. As for example, if we develop vruttie of hunger, it will engage our mind in eating. When there is a vruttie of taking a bath, it will definitely engage the mind and body in that topic. If a developing vruttie makes us enter in the similar subject vruttie, then only we can know it as a vruttie of similar kind of topic. It is not easy to keep vruttie without expression. There is natural measure of the vruttie, like it will guide the mind in that particular topic, it is different matter if it is fulfilled or not. So vruttie always guides the mind in the subject of vruttie. Thus Vruttie is movement, it can never be elastic. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Pages 409 - 410.

DO NOT FORM CHAIN OF THOUGHTS (2)

 Afterwards our awakened Tathasthata (impartiality) develops more and more. Just as any tendency spreads over period of time, tendency of impartiality also spreads over time. As it develops, it leads to Samata (equality). Samata leads to equanimity (સમત્વ) that in turn leads to sense of being a witness (સાક્ષી). So, watching the thoughts and preventing its chain formation is a small tool but if it is used in day today life, it can result in great benefits (it is a big deal to reach a stage of being a witness). 

If we can be a witness of thoughts and yet cannot control the flood of thoughts, it is ok. We can become at least a witness! The tendency of being a witness will become stronger over a period ot time. This tendency that is trained by impartiality gets stronger. We can deny our involvement in the thoughts at this stage. You can say, this is negative and I do not want to take part in it. You will be able to deny these thoughts. This leads to another stage of denial. 

You just keep watching the thoughts. We practice only this and the second step is not to form the chain of thoughts. This (denial of thoughts) is the third stage. As your stage becomes being a witness of thoughts, you can see that particular vruttie that presents is positive or negative. We develop sense of discretion (Vivek). After that you can deny to take part in negative Vruttie. We can gain such strength and energy. 

Lot of thoughts come and go. We should not form chain of thoughts because of our attraction towards the thoughts. One who let go thoughts as it is, virtue of impartiality develops naturally. If one does not do any other Sadhana, but only does this (do not form the chain of thoughts of many kinds) one can know one's true self. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Pages 401- 402.