Kumbhakonam,
29 July, 1952.
Sadhak has to think about the kind of life he wants to live. He must also evaluate the effects of various life's occurrences and incidents, on his ability to live his chosen way of life. This evaluation needs to be done with impartiality, equanimity, peacefully, patiently and with sense of discretion. If sadhak behaves and acts after thorough evaluation of incidents in this way, then these incidents can take the form of " guru ". Life incidents teach us a lot. If the inner eye is open, new understanding of these events take place. It also lays bare our own nature. It shows our mistakes and ways to correct it and also to take first steps towards correcting it. You are also able to differentiate good and bad aspects of mind, prana etc. In this fashion life's incidents are the first steps and I have considered it a " guru" several times. True sadhak is the one who understands, gets forewarned and learns to open his inner eye from these incidents in real life.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan pravesh; ( જીવન પ્રવેશ )
Edition 2, page 96.
29 July, 1952.
Sadhak has to think about the kind of life he wants to live. He must also evaluate the effects of various life's occurrences and incidents, on his ability to live his chosen way of life. This evaluation needs to be done with impartiality, equanimity, peacefully, patiently and with sense of discretion. If sadhak behaves and acts after thorough evaluation of incidents in this way, then these incidents can take the form of " guru ". Life incidents teach us a lot. If the inner eye is open, new understanding of these events take place. It also lays bare our own nature. It shows our mistakes and ways to correct it and also to take first steps towards correcting it. You are also able to differentiate good and bad aspects of mind, prana etc. In this fashion life's incidents are the first steps and I have considered it a " guru" several times. True sadhak is the one who understands, gets forewarned and learns to open his inner eye from these incidents in real life.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan pravesh; ( જીવન પ્રવેશ )
Edition 2, page 96.
