Trichi,
10/21/1946
Life is one kind of constant war. Human beings are always in the state of war, with or without their desire for it. Conflicts will always be there, whether they wish or not. Human life is based on the principle of duality so conflicts are the facts of life. But this war or conflicts are of human nature and are at the level of prakruti ( પ્રકૃતિ ). One can progress in the realm of prakruti with great effort but this progress becomes the cause of ignorance. Every soul experiences various kind of conflicts but the mind is always tied to duality. Because of this, the progress is always at the level of prakruti and duality. For achieving higher level of consciousness, one should not act according to the natural tendencies and whims of mind. One should develop impartiality and consider these conflicts as an invaluable opportunity to train the mind and develop equanimity. Only then the soul progresses to higher level of consciousness. Otherwise one will always be at the level of duality. One will always have ups and downs in one's progress in prakruti and one will play this game of ups and downs for eternity, without raising the level of consciousness.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan pravesh (જીવન પ્રવેશ )
Edition 2; pages 188-189.
10/21/1946
Life is one kind of constant war. Human beings are always in the state of war, with or without their desire for it. Conflicts will always be there, whether they wish or not. Human life is based on the principle of duality so conflicts are the facts of life. But this war or conflicts are of human nature and are at the level of prakruti ( પ્રકૃતિ ). One can progress in the realm of prakruti with great effort but this progress becomes the cause of ignorance. Every soul experiences various kind of conflicts but the mind is always tied to duality. Because of this, the progress is always at the level of prakruti and duality. For achieving higher level of consciousness, one should not act according to the natural tendencies and whims of mind. One should develop impartiality and consider these conflicts as an invaluable opportunity to train the mind and develop equanimity. Only then the soul progresses to higher level of consciousness. Otherwise one will always be at the level of duality. One will always have ups and downs in one's progress in prakruti and one will play this game of ups and downs for eternity, without raising the level of consciousness.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan pravesh (જીવન પ્રવેશ )
Edition 2; pages 188-189.
