During my sadhana period my guru maharaj ordered me to understand and experience my inner development with its outer expression. We do not have any illusion if we have developed this habit of measuring inner development with its outer expressions. Because of this study of self and others, our assessment is accurate and without minimization or exaggeration. We accept only the true worth of us or anybody as per this kind of evaluation. You should practice to understand and evaluate everything with its practical expression.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan mandaan
Edition 3; page 54.
My two cents -- Pujya Shree Mota has given great importance to this aspect of development. I am sure every one of us had the opportunity to evaluate ourselves. Take the case of an anger. Over the years we think we have tried pretty hard and mastered or at least reduced our anger. And one day we blow the top. This is the time to evaluate our selves as per this blog. What triggered it ( probably one or the other aspect of ego got hurt ), why we did not stop it ( may be we did not have enough awareness of it coming ), we tried to stop but could not ( should have tried harder), next time it will not happen ( mind finds the excuse ), why should I be the only one to suffer in silence ( rebellion ). Occasionally it can come out in hidden forms like sarcastic comments or avoid discussing the issue ( silent treatment ). All these will tell us where we stand on various aspects of our development and what needs to be done. We need to accurately assess ourselves and give credit where and when it is due.
Pujya Shree Mota has shown the way to do all these evaluations while doing naam-smaran loudly and continuously.
Ashwin.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan mandaan
Edition 3; page 54.
My two cents -- Pujya Shree Mota has given great importance to this aspect of development. I am sure every one of us had the opportunity to evaluate ourselves. Take the case of an anger. Over the years we think we have tried pretty hard and mastered or at least reduced our anger. And one day we blow the top. This is the time to evaluate our selves as per this blog. What triggered it ( probably one or the other aspect of ego got hurt ), why we did not stop it ( may be we did not have enough awareness of it coming ), we tried to stop but could not ( should have tried harder), next time it will not happen ( mind finds the excuse ), why should I be the only one to suffer in silence ( rebellion ). Occasionally it can come out in hidden forms like sarcastic comments or avoid discussing the issue ( silent treatment ). All these will tell us where we stand on various aspects of our development and what needs to be done. We need to accurately assess ourselves and give credit where and when it is due.
Pujya Shree Mota has shown the way to do all these evaluations while doing naam-smaran loudly and continuously.
Ashwin.
