HARI OM
Karachi, 1939
I wrote to you about silence in my last letter. When you follow silence with devotion, self control becomes effortless. At the same time, the inner workings and uniqueness of this self control become self evident. At present, there is some kind of disgust at the very mention of self control. May be it is from our parents or our educational system. We have this uncomfortable feeling towards the very mention of self control. There should be natural importance given to self control in life, but presently it is exactly reversed. My intention is not to scare you by writing about self control. The meaning of self control is quite different in my mind and understanding. I am not sure if you will like it or not, but it is my wish that you have some understanding of it. I am writing all this because you have shown eagerness and curiosity to know something new.
Just as you need a covering of skin to protect and increase life sustaining elements in the body, it is absolutely necessary to have the covering of self control ( with true knowledge ) to protect the developing inner life. Our soul, protected by spirited inner self control of senses, becomes our true friend. Without this protection, the soul gets surrounded by many layers of this worldly affairs and then falls into darkness. The soul, that has this protection of self control, increases its brightness and life becomes pleasant in all aspects.
Self control is the wall of external behavior created to protect one's life in all aspects.
( continued )
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan murm ( જીવન મર્મ )
Edition 1; page 24-25.
Karachi, 1939
I wrote to you about silence in my last letter. When you follow silence with devotion, self control becomes effortless. At the same time, the inner workings and uniqueness of this self control become self evident. At present, there is some kind of disgust at the very mention of self control. May be it is from our parents or our educational system. We have this uncomfortable feeling towards the very mention of self control. There should be natural importance given to self control in life, but presently it is exactly reversed. My intention is not to scare you by writing about self control. The meaning of self control is quite different in my mind and understanding. I am not sure if you will like it or not, but it is my wish that you have some understanding of it. I am writing all this because you have shown eagerness and curiosity to know something new.
Just as you need a covering of skin to protect and increase life sustaining elements in the body, it is absolutely necessary to have the covering of self control ( with true knowledge ) to protect the developing inner life. Our soul, protected by spirited inner self control of senses, becomes our true friend. Without this protection, the soul gets surrounded by many layers of this worldly affairs and then falls into darkness. The soul, that has this protection of self control, increases its brightness and life becomes pleasant in all aspects.
Self control is the wall of external behavior created to protect one's life in all aspects.
( continued )
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan murm ( જીવન મર્મ )
Edition 1; page 24-25.
