WHAT IS THE MEANING OF EXTERNAL SADHANA?

* I tell to anyone who comes to me 'Be faithful to Karmas (work) that are received by you. If you cannot be faithful to the Karmas that are received by you, if you cannot love or create Bhava for the people - Jivas that surround you in Sansar; how are you going to love or create Bhava for Bhagwan? Impossible. 

* It is a fallacy to believe that, we have nothing to do with the world and the world will take care of itself. For sure, every individual or Jiva is connected to other Jivas in the world. 

* We solve the problems of the world, in proportion to the manner in which we accomplish our work. 

* We have to remember that we are indebted to the world, world is not indebted to us. 

* How can we ignore the Sansar (worldly affairs)? Sansar is the expressed Bhava of Bhagwan. For this reason, we should never hate anyone. 

* They all meet us in different forms in Sansar-world, for experiencing love of ए. People who meet us because of Karma- destiny are also different forms of Him. 

* We definitely should not mix completely or be swept away with people related to us or people who have come in contact recently. At the same time, we have to interact with them in such a way that they are not offended and interact with us appropriately. This will make our lives easier. 

* It is one kind of Sadhana and Bhakti (devotion), if our lives are shaped by developing heartfelt Bhava of Goodness and Bhavna of heartfelt Harmony towards the Jivas who have come in our contact.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Page 74.

ORDER OF THE TOOL FOR SADHANA (3)

 Whoever wants to experience that on one side there is strong desire for the development of life and on the side there is feeling that he is being pushed in the right direction, must direct mind, intellect, prana, chitta and ego in the direction of practicing such tools regularly and for a long time. On the other side, there must be awareness to be free from attachments-hate, sexual desires, anger etc., 

Without being free of insistences and attachments,

True knowledge will never be experienced. 

This means, on one side there is expression of living, creative and conscious Bhava with heartfelt sincerity and on the other side we are engaged in the work of reducing Attachment-hate, work of progress of life speeds up. 

So they mentioned Smaran, prayers and self-narration (Atma-Nivedan). We can use all these tools easily. In the beginning, we can start with Smaran, even Smaran is hard in the beginning. After a while, with practice we develop the awareness of the purpose in Smaran. From this, we develop understanding regarding the method of doing Prayers, as for example; When I woke up today or while working, "Prabhu, this Vruttie was an obstacle, these things happened." If there is difficulty in Sansar, I would pray accordingly. We can take the help of intellect to take care of the difficulty that may arise while working but with that we can also do prayers. What is the purpose behind the prayer? If we do self-narration or prayers frequently, we can create psychic contact with Him. It takes a while to create the habit, may be you can do it fifty- sixty time a day. This creates a link with Him. For this reason, prayer is a very important tool to create link with Him with awareness. Depth in prayers develop slowly and when there is increase in Bhava, we become worry less and relaxed after prayers. We feel as if there is no load on our head and prayers are done with Bhava. We get the solution of our problems and difficulties.

When there is heartfelt cooperation and engagement of our mind, intellect, chitta and prana, Bhavna of offering develops. Presently we just talk, but true offering is not done. Only when these become active and cooperative, true offering can be done.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog,  Edition 1,

Part 2,  Pages 104 - 105.

ORDER OF THE TOOL FOR SADHANA (2)

 Shreyarthi (spiritual aspirant) who wants to progress in the spiritual life must develop certain good virtues that are mentioned in the Chapter of 16 of holy Gita. It is surety that, without developing these virtues, it is not possible to take further steps in the path of progress of life. It is not possible to judge individually how much time it will take to develop  certain virtue. It is also difficult. If one virtue is being developed to its best level, other related virtues also develop. The reason being, nothing is separate and everything is connected with each other. It is better to develop Bhakti-Bhavna than develop individual virtue. The reason being, with Bhakti (devotion) there is abundance of Bhavna of Bhakti. When this Bhakti-Bhav is established in the heart with heartfelt-sincerity, it becomes active and effective thus leading to development of virtues. When deep interest and its effects are established in Bhakti, it encourages higher development and progress of the body and its parts (including organs of action and knowledge).

Beginning of the Bhakti is done by using the tools like Naam-Smaran, Japa, Mantra (incantation), Prayers, Bhajan- Kirtan, Atm-nivedan (self-narration). It can also be done by, Practice of visualization of Shree Bhagwan in heart with heartfelt sincerity and keeping Him in  front of you with the littlest cause and keeping resulting Bhavna centered in heart. Bhakti also cannot be done without affection. Bhagwan does not tell us to do Smaran, prayers, Bhajan-Kirtan etc., He does not care for such things. These tools are practiced so that our inner senses turn towards Shri Bhagwan. Even here, without developing continuity in the practice of tools, Sadhak is never able to affect all senses, inner implements and such other centers in the body.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 2, Page 104.

CHOOSING THE TOOL FOR SADHANA (1)

 NEED FOR THE CONTINUITY OF ANY ONE  TOOL

The Jiva who wants to progress in life always stays alert, not only for the self but also for others. Jiva who has expressed the Bhavna that he wants to progress in life, such a Jiva can remain completely alert and aware in all his work, tendencies, behavior, feelings, bhavna etc. Only when the Jiva is aware, he can be alert and think appropriately. We need some kind of special tool so that the we can keep such knowledge - awareness increasingly in our base factually and clearly. This tool is useful only if there is continuity, concentration and focus with knowledge and Bhava in its use. It may happen occasional that Jiva gains awareness at some blessed instance but we cannot say that his eye of understanding has opened. This can happen when the Bhava of Jiva may have expressed in something but such awareness (that is limited and without continuity), cannot do the work of progress in life. Know that, it is possible to keep strict watch in the heart by the heart only if there is constant awareness and the tool that produces awareness, is kept alive with love, devotion and knowledge. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog. Edition 1,

Part 2, Page 102.