SUBLIMATION OF EGO

                                                            Hari om
23 July, 1941.

Dear Bhai,

We need to lend tremendous blows to our ego for it's sublimation in a sattvic ( સાત્વિક ) form. To accomplish this, you should lovingly meet people that you do not like, perform their tasks and try to gain their love. You should definitely embrace people that you abhor, and that also with enthusiasm and love in your heart and mind. Never hate a person and his natural tendencies ( વૃિત્ત ), even if you consider it to be bad. In fact, if confronted with such an incident, you should think of such an incident, as an opportunity and a tool to improve your own habits. All these needs to be done with love in your heart, equanimity and compassion. In this way our whole life is yoga. We should offer all our works to God with love, knowledge and without any attachments.




Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan pagathi ( જીવન પગથી )
Edition 6; page 70.

LIVE IN PRESENT

Only present is important. Past and future depends upon the way we live in present. Past and future are affected by the purpose, knowledge and intent ( Bhaavna, ભાવના ) of living in present. The soul that continuously makes an effort in present, to fulfill its goal of development, is always relaxed and free from worries about the future. That soul lives in present with all its heart. He uses all of his energy to live in present ( in all aspect and with clear intent ) with knowledge and devotion. Past and future can not distract this kind of soul from its final aim. The soul that toils in this fashion ( lives in present ) has a feeling of non existence of past and future ( even though it exists ). He experiences as if the present contains both, the past and the future. Keys to the future lies in the art of living in present.


Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan pagathi, ( જીવન પગથી )
Edition 6; preface, page 12-13.

IMPORTANCE OF ANUSTHAN ( COMMENCEMENT OF AN UNDERTAKING, અનુષ્ઠાન ) ( 5 )

To day's blog concludes the writings on anusthan.

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It is possible to have another question like " how can the impressions of a saint, express and benefit the soul, when it ( soul ) keeps on adding worldly impressions, as a result of karma and fate?" These worldly impressions gets stronger and more powerful over a period of time. With deeper analysis it becomes apparent, that the present contact with the saint is a result of his past association according to karma and fate. So he has achieved at least that much of a qualification in some mysterious way. This contact will definitely be fruitful, since it is the result of past favorable circumstances. It may appear that he is living his life, in old routine way. But because of this contact, there will definitely be some stirring of movements deep in his mind. This may be small and insignificant at the time. It is also inappropriate to believe, that this undeveloped soul does not make any effort for development of his life. He may live his life according to effects and impressions from his karma and fate. He will also act in a similar fashion, to the higher impressions from a saint to some degree. These higher impressions will get stronger with saint's blessing and anusthan. These new impressions from the saint, unlike old karma and fate impressions, will not go to waste. In effect, two opposing kind of impressions are registered on his mind. Impressions from the saint are definitely stronger than that of karma and fate. This is not some kind of imaginary tale. It is based on true incident and can be explained and supported by higher intelligence.

Worldly impressions are full of infatuations, jealousy, sex and anger and it has deep attachment. Soul with these impressions, may be attracted to the saint. In return, he will always receive higher impressions without any attachments, from the saint. This is because the saint does not have any attachments. Life of the saint is full of greatness, brilliance, vitality and God's energy. It is so powerful that once soul is attracted towards him, the saint will remove the force behind the soul's attachments to worldly impressions. And at appropriate time, will make his own impressions manifest in soul's life.

In this fashion, tale of anusthan is a subject of only experience.


Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan sandesh ( જીવન સંદેશ )
Edition 3; page 94-95.

IMPORTANCE OF ANUSTHAN ( COMMENCEMENT OF AN UNDERTAKING, અનુષ્ઠાન ) (4)

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One may ask " Is this closeness to the saint futile and useless if transformation of the soul does not occur". Effects of this closeness always leaves impressions ( સંસ્કાર ) on psyche ( ચિત્ત ), just like the ordinary worldly experiences do. These impressions from the saint will definitely express itself in future. At the present time, the force of the impressions from karma and fate is very strong and he follows these, due to ignorance. Because of this, impressions of the saint lays dormant in the psyche and does not express itself, at this particular time. Just as the spirit of God is omnipresent and yet we do not feel it's effect, the impressions from the saint also lays dormant, without any effect at the time.

If he makes a lively effort with mindfulness and knowledge, then these impressions left from the closeness of the saint will manifest and definitely act as a great inspirations for him. He will gain some benefit, even if he finds himself being swept in the currents and forces of karma and fate. His understanding of the events in life gets clearer, and he learns to differentiate between higher and lower quality of life. He may not be able to act on these, but this will be definitely expressed in his understanding and higher intelligence. At the least, these impressions from the saint will easily be expressed in his next life. So these closeness of the saint will be beneficial to him, one way or the other.

When and how to take advantage of this, is up to us.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan darshan ( જીવન દર્શન )

Edition 3: page 93.

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