26 June, 1953
Kumbhakonam.
Hari Om
It is not proper to conclude that one can control prana by mind and intelligence. That control is not lively and ongoing e.g. a person concludes that drinking tea is a bad habit and he quits drinking tea. He may eventually substitute tea with coffee or other drink. So the field of prana like desires, inclinations and wishes are not sublimated and it stays the same although it may change and differ in it's external appearances. I have seen lots of people taking vows of different kind during independence struggle in India. I am not saying that it is wrong to do so. But I have experienced that when one takes a vow of quitting one thing, others take it's place.
My purpose and reason for telling you all this is following. One can not have durable, lively and conscious control over prana by mere understanding of mind and intelligence. It is possible only with the power higher than mind and intelligence. When the soul that has faith and devotion in the grace of God, calls on to Him with heartfelt humility and distress, for cleansing his defects in his being, the results are far more superior than just following the rules of good behavior, intentions and morality.
It is true that morality, good behavior and intentions need to be followed. By the grace of God my understanding differs when it is claimed to be one and the only way and vast importance given to it.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan pokar. ( જીવન પોકાર )
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PUJYA SHREE MOTA
